Global InformationCakaulevu Reef information
| Designations | |
|---|---|
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Qoliqoli Cokovata |
| Designated | 16 January 2018 |
| Reference no. | 2331[1] |
Cakaulevu Reef (also called the Great Sea Reef) is a coral reef located off the northern shore of the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji.[2] It is the third longest continuous barrier reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Mesoamerican Reef off Central America.[2] When combined with the nearby Pascoe Reef, Cakaulevu Reef is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) long. On its own, the Cakaulevu Reef covers 202,700 square kilometres (78,300 sq mi).[2]
The marine ecosystem of the reef contributes to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.[3]
- ^ "Qoliqoli Cokovata". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cakaulevu Reef, Fiji". NASA.
- ^ Ganilau, Bernadette Rounds (2007). Fiji Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PDF). Convention on Biological Diversity. pp. 107–112. Retrieved 28 May 2017.