Seven Wonders of the Underwater World

by CEDAM İnternational

The Rock Islands(PALAU)TheBelize Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier ReefDeep-Sea VentsGalápagos IslandsLake BaikalNorthern Red Sea

PALAU ReefsOver two million years ago 343 IslandsThe islands are famous for their beaches,

blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes of many of the islands themselves.

 300 species of sponges1500 species of fish550 species of hard and soft corals

WHY Endangered Species(both animals and plants)Coral bleaching

The Belize Barrier Reef

series of coral reefs 300-kilometer long section of the 900-

kilometer Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System One of the largest coral reef systems in the

world after the Great Barrier Reef

Home to a large diversity of plants.70 hard coral species36 soft coral species500 species of fish

Brain Coral in the Great Blue Hole

The most magnificent feature The Great Blue Hole

formed throughout the last 150,000 yearsApproximately 1000 feet across and 400 feet

deep

The Great Barrier ReefThe world's largest coral

reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands

Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Can be seen from outer space and the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms

 More than 1,500 fish species30Whales,Dolphins9 Seahorses,15 Seagrass,6 Sea TurtlesIt also include

many vulnerable or endangered speciesProtected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine

Park.Limit the impact of humen use,such as

fishing and tourism.

Hydrothermal Vent

A fissure(crack) in a planet's surfaceLike underwater volcanoesCommonly found near volcanically active

places

White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide

Mussels,crabs,tube worms.Tube worms have no eyes,stomach and no

mouthDown about 7000 to 10000 meter underwaterCan withstand a lot of heat and pressure.Vent crabs can withstand 250 times more

pressure than humans do.

Galápagos Islands An archipelago of volcanic

islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean