This beach is also protected by a reef, so the waters are calm and tranquil; they are relatively shallow.

同时这沙滩被礁石所保护着，所以海面很平静，而且相对都比较浅。

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The damage is most extensive around South Patong Beach - with 20 percent devastation - and Koh Pai and Rana Bay off Phi Phi Island, which lost almost half the reef.

南帕东海滩一带的珊瑚有20%严重受损，而科帕依和拉纳湾的珊瑚礁有一半都毁掉了。

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I think we should go for two weeks. We could spend a week in Sydney and a week at the Great Barrier Reef, including a few days on the beach.

我想我们应该去两个礼拜.在悉尼玩一个礼拜.去大堡礁玩一个礼拜.这样可以在沙滩上放松几天.

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After a four-month period in which it seemed that their feud was finally subsiding, tensions between the two began to rise again from mid-September as a result of two pieces of government legislation: the Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill and the Qoliqoli Bill (qoliqoli are traditional rights to beach, reef and lagoons).

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The surf of Western Australia's Margaret River is often described as "epic" while the other 12, 500km of the Indian Ocean coast has surreally un-peopled reef, point and beach breaks giving way to shimmering 10m tides up north.

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During big south swells the beach area in view of the Teahupoo reef monster produces some fine waves, also great for beginners who can simultaneously watch the pros surf the big waves on the reef in the distance.

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