Coral Sea - Wikipedia
WEBThe Coral Sea (French: Mer de Corail) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) down the Australian northeast coast.
Coral Sea - WorldAtlas
WEBSep 28, 2021 · The Coral Sea has been named after its numerous coral formations including the Great Barrier Reef, the Lihou Reef, and the Chesterfield Islands. The map of the Coral Sea. Geologists believe that the Coral Sea basin was formed between 58 and 48 million years ago due to the upliftment of the Queensland continental shelf .
Coral Sea | Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
WEBAug 12, 2024 · To the north of the plateau is the Coral Sea Basin. The South Solomon Trench reaches depths of 24,002 feet (7,316 m), and the New Hebrides Trench plunges to 25,134 feet. The sea was named for its numerous coral formations, highlighted by the Great Barrier Reef, extending 1,200 miles
The Coral Sea: Physical Environment, Ecosystem Status and Biodiversity ...
WEBJan 1, 2013 · The Coral Sea, located at the southwestern rim of the Pacific Ocean, is the only tropical marginal sea where human impacts remain relatively minor. Patterns and processes identified within the region have global relevance as a baseline for understanding impacts in more disturbed tropical locations.
Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia
WEB[4] [5] The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, separated from the coast by a channel 160 kilometres (100 mi) wide in places and over 61 metres (200 ft) deep. [6] The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. [7]
The Coral Sea - eAtlas
WEBThe Coral Sea hosts a high diversity of geomorphic and oceanographic features, giving rise to numerous habitats and ecosystems, from abyssal seafloor over 4,000 m deep to vegetated coral cays above the ocean’s surface.
The Coral Sea: Physical Environment, Ecosystem Status and …
WEBJan 1, 2013 · The Coral Sea, the second largest marginal sea in the world, is characterized by a generally oligotrophic basin and borders the biodiversity hotspot of Great Barrier Reef.
Tectonic evolution of the Coral Sea Basin - ResearchGate
WEBJan 1, 1979 · We investigated the continent-ocean transition (COT) structure of three main marginal seas in the western Pacific Ocean (South China Sea, Coral Sea, and Woodlark Basin) to determine the tectono...
Successive Rifting Events in Marginal Basins: The Example of the Coral …
WEBNov 13, 2017 · Extensive data coverage allows us to link onshore and offshore geological structures of the Coral Sea region, Papua New Guinea. Sedimentary basins formed during successive rifting events implying fault reactivation. Mechanisms controlling the development of polyphased oceanic basins are highlighted. 1 Introduction.
Mean circulation of the Coral Sea - Kessler - 2013 - Journal of ...
WEBDec 3, 2013 · The Island Rule puts the regional circulation into basin and global context, shows how Coral Sea circulation is shaped by basin-scale winds, and also shows how local wind features—modified by the high islands—produce specific regional currents.