{"id":278913,"date":"2024-01-20T19:17:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T13:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=278913"},"modified":"2024-01-22T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T08:15:07","slug":"the-largest-deep-sea-coral-reef-found-in-atlantic-off-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-largest-deep-sea-coral-reef-found-in-atlantic-off-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The largest deep sea coral reef found in Atlantic Off US"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Source<\/strong>: This post is based on the article \u2018\u2019 Scientists map largest deep sea coral reef found till date in Atlantic off US\u201d <\/strong>published in \u2018\u2019The Indian express\u201d <\/strong>on 20th<\/sup> January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Researchers in the USA have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean.<\/p>\n

About the discovery of The largest deep sea coral reef found in Atlantic Off US<\/strong><\/p>\n

Researchers have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean off the Atlantic coast of the United States using new underwater mapping technology. The length of the reef is 310 miles (499 Kilometers) starting from Florida to South Carolina.<\/p>\n

The width of the reef is about 68 miles (109 kilometers). The depth of reef ranges from 200 meters to 1000 meters where even sunlight does not penetrate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are coral reefs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Coral reefs are underwater structures that are formed of coral polyps that are held together by calcium carbonate. They are also regarded as the tropical rainforest of the sea. They occupy just 0.1% of the ocean’s surface but are home to 25% of marine species. The world\u2019s largest tropical coral reef system is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.<\/p>\n

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What is The Difference Between Deep and Shallow Water Coral Reefs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nShallow or tropical water coral Reef<\/strong><\/td>\nDeep water coral reef<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThey require sunlight for growth.<\/td>\nThey do not require sunlight for growth.<\/p>\n

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2<\/td>\nThey are more accessible and known to scientists.<\/td>\nThey are less known to scientists. Till now, only about 75% of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped in high resolution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThey cover less area of ocean floor.<\/td>\nThey cover more areas of ocean floor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThey provide habitats to various sponges, crabs, and sea stars.<\/td>\nThey provide habitats for sharks, swordfish, sea stars etc.<\/p>\n

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Source: This post is based on the article \u2018\u2019 Scientists map largest deep sea coral reef found till date in Atlantic off US\u201d published in \u2018\u2019The Indian express\u201d on 20th January 2024. Why in the news? Researchers in the USA have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean. About the discovery of The… Continue reading The largest deep sea coral reef found in Atlantic Off US<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":279071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-278913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-largest-deep-sea-coral-reef-found-in-Atlantic-Off-US.webp?fit=1280%2C1000&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}