我们已经对珊瑚礁通常是在哪里形成的问题进行了讨论，它们是在热带或亚热带地区沿着浅海海岸的边缘形成的，而它们的数量正在以惊人的速度减少。
We've gone over where coral reefs are usually formed—along the edges of shallow ocean banks in tropical or subtropical regions, and the fact that they are declining at an alarming rate.
珊瑚海保护区面积近99万平方公里，从海岸向外延伸达1100公里。
The Coral Sea reserve would cover almost 990,000 square kilometres and stretch as far as 1,100 kilometres from the coast.
自从海胆从南佛罗里达海岸的海水中消失后，那里有许多珊瑚礁被不受控制生长的藻类所扼杀。
Since the disappearance of sea urchins from the waters up the coast of South Florida, many coral reefs there have been smothered by the uncontrolled growth of algae.
珊瑚海是澳大利亚东北海岸独特的生物多样性天堂，有未开发的珊瑚礁、稀有的鲨鱼和大量的外来鱼类。
Home to virgin reefs, rare sharks and vast numbers of exotic fish, the Coral Sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia.
大部分珊瑚被打碎，并被风暴潮携带，沿潮道向海岸方向搬运。
Most corallum is broken up to be transported coast-ward along tidal channels by the tempest tide.
珊瑚礁水族馆位于圣安德烈斯的东海岸，毗邻海恩斯礁。
Acuario Cay is off to the east coast of San Andres, adjoins the Haynes Cay.
它位于珊瑚海上，离澳大利亚东北部的昆士兰海岸不远。
The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia.
条纹枪鱼在澳大利亚东北海岸外的珊瑚海畅泳。
A striped marlin swims in the Coral Sea off Australia's northeast coast.
本周的一份报告显示，澳大利亚海岸大堡礁上珊瑚的生长速度自1990年以来已经下降了13%。
A report this week suggests that the growth of coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off Australia, has slowed by 13% since 1990.
澳大利亚宣布计划建立世界最大的海洋生物保护区，来保护其东北部海岸珊瑚海的巨大区域，以及二战期间海战的遗址。
Australia has announced plans for the world's biggest Marine park, intended to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the North-East coast and the site of naval battles during the second world war.
大堡礁绵延1200英里(2000公里)，沿澳大利亚东北部海岸穿过珊瑚海。
The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1, 200 miles (2, 000 kilometers) through the Coral Sea along Australia's northeastern coast.
不同于美国东海岸的沙洲，太平洋低地势岛屿是由珊瑚残骸构成的。
Unlike the sandbars of the eastern US coast, low-lying Pacific islands are made of coral debris.
这些河流为大规模的自然土地提供淡水，并且紧邻着海岸带沿岸的珊瑚礁、红树林等多种生物多样化的海洋环境。
These rivers provide fresh water to large tracts of natural land and are situated close to the coast adjacent to coral reefs, mangroves and other biologically diverse Marine environments.
在距内格里尔3.2公里外能找到该岛最佳浅滩潜水区，那里沿海岸线的岩石悬崖下有结晶水和珊瑚。
Some of the island's best snorkeling can be found two miles (3.2 kilometers) from Negril, where crystal water and coral reefs wait below the coastline's rocky cliffs.
珊瑚礁在热带海洋清澈的浅水海岸水域生长旺盛。
Coralreefs thrive in the clear, shallow coastal waters of tropical seas.
北部海岸线上华丽的海滩、珊瑚，以及海洋生物。
禁止毁坏海岸防护林、风景林、风景石和红树林、珊瑚礁。
It is forbidden to destroy seashore shelter belts, scenic woods, scenic rocks, mangroves and coral reefs.
珊瑚海涵盖780,000平方公里，毗邻澳大利亚东海岸的大堡礁。
The Coral Sea covers 780,000 square kilometers and borders the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's east coast.
一组珊瑚礁位于布满云层的澳大利亚西海岸。
A trio of coral reefs lies off the coast of Western Australia, which is studded with clouds.
这些地区中的十三个被提名为特别保护区，原因在于这十三个地区拥有重要的生物居住地，著名的珊瑚礁、海岸和海蚀洞穴。
Thirteen of them are nominated as special areas of conservation (SACs) for their important habitats, namely coral reefs, sandbanks and sea caves.
珊瑚礁是鱼类赖以维生的栖息地，它可以在暴风雨侵袭时保护海岸线地区，还支撑着当地蓬勃发展的浮潜和水肺潜水产业继续运转。
Coral reefs provide vital habitats for fish, help protect shoreline areas during storms, and support a thriving snorkeling and scuba diving industry.
这个1.1亿人口的国家，从北部沙漠一直延伸到南部丛林，拥有丰富的海岸珊瑚礁，特别容易受到气候变化影响。
The country of 110 million people, which stretches from northern deserts to southern jungles and has extensive coral reefs off its shores, is especially vulnerable to climate change.
因此，Lopheliapertusa珊瑚的消失将会摧毁挪威和苏格兰海岸的珊瑚礁，而水下多种鱼类和生物的栖息地也随之消失。
The loss of Lophelia pertusa would therefore devastate reefs off Norway and the coast of Scotland, removing underwater shelters that are exploited by dozens of species of fish and other creatures.
当东海岸上的海浪开始摇摆时，你将有机会碰到最让人震撼的自然现象，也就是上文提到的珊瑚虫的世界——大堡礁。
Shimmying up the east coast, you will have the chance to encounter that most impressive of natural phenomena, the aforementioned city of coral... the Great Barrier Reef.
位于东北部海岸大堡礁(GreatBarrierReef)是世界上最大的珊瑚礁，长达2,000多公里。
The Great Barrier reef, the world "s largest coral reef, lies a short distance off the North-East coast and extends for over 2,000 km."
大堡礁长1,200英里，沿着澳大利亚东北海岸的珊瑚海而列。
The Great Barrier Reef extends 1,200 miles along Australia's northeast coast through the Coral Sea.
珊瑚礁也在暴风雨和洪水中保护海岸线。
Coral reefs also protect coastlines from storms and flooding.
地缘上，基韦斯特相邻迈阿密，但与哈瓦那更加接近，这里的珊瑚礁海岸线的景观与加勒比海岸有几分相似。
Geographically closer to Havana than Miami, the coral reef-filled waters off Key West often resemble those found in the Caribbean.
堡礁：一狭长的与海岸平行且相对靠近海岸的珊瑚礁或岩石，常被很深的、不适合珊瑚生长的环礁湖与海岸隔开。
Barrier reef: a long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon too deep for coral growth.
堡礁：一狭长的与海岸平行且相对靠近海岸的珊瑚礁或岩石，常被很深的、不适合珊瑚生长的环礁湖与海岸隔开。
Barrier reef: a long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon too deep for coral growth.
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