A fringing reef off the coast of Eilat, IsraelExposed reef flats during low tide at the Magpupungko Rock Pools in Siargao Island, Philippines
A fringing reef is one of the three main types of coral reef. It is distinguished from the other main types, barrier reefs and atolls, in that it has either an entirely shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all. If a fringing reef grows directly from the shoreline, then the reef flat extends to the beach and there is no backreef. In other cases (e.g., most of the Bahamas), fringing reefs may grow hundreds of yards from shore and contain extensive backreef areas within which it contains food and water. Some examples of this are Philippines, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the western coast of Australia, the Caribbean, East Africa, and Red Sea.[1][2][3] Charles Darwin believed that fringing reefs are the first kind of reefs to form around a landmass in a long-term reef growth process.[4] The largest fringing coral reef in the world is the Ningaloo Reef, stretching to around 260 km (160 mi) along the coastline of Western Australia.[1]
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believed that fringingreefs are the first kind of reefs to form around a landmass in a long-term reef growth process. The largest fringing coral reef in the...
upon how the reef lies in relation to the land, if any. Reef types include fringingreefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. A fringingreef is a reef that is attached...
growth builds a fringingreef, often including a shallow lagoon between the land and the main reef As the subsidence continues the fringingreef becomes a larger...
notable reefs. Fringingreef Recreational dive sites Recreational diving Southeast Asian coral reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Vidal...
volcanic island over a hot spot. As the volcano emerges from the sea, a fringingreef grows on the outskirt of the volcano. The volcano eventually moves off...
of Kutch, Palk Strait and the Lakshadweep islands. All of these reefs are Fringingreefs, except Lakshadweep which are Atolls. There are Patchy corals present...
terrain is low-lying and sandy: a coral island surrounded by a narrow fringingreef with a depressed central area devoid of a lagoon with its highest point...
of its multiple shore diving sites and easy access to the island's fringingreefs. As of 1 January 2023, the island's population totaled 24,090 permanent...
state (whereby the seven or eight small nearshore islands within the fringingreef, most importantly Lelu Island, are subsumed under the main island),...
corals and coral reef species. The recognizable reef systems in the Solomons are: fringingreef, patch reef, barrier reef, atoll reefs and lagoon environment...
States of Micronesia. It is located on an artificial island within the fringingreef about 150 meters from the coast and is connected to the main island...
corals and coral reef species. The recognizable reef systems in the Solomons include fringingreef, patch reef, barrier reef, atoll reef, and lagoon environment...
8 in) deep. The reef is one of the best developed and healthiest reefs in the Caribbean, "with an emergent fringingreef, a sloping fore reef with a coral...
(7.6 metres) above sea level. The island is surrounded by a narrow fringingreef and with no safe anchorage, landing is difficult. According to the U...
the exposed side of the fringingreef near Marovo Lagoon measuring an average of 49% LCC. The exposed side of the fringingreef of Marovo Lagoon had an...
what he called fringingreefs, and can eventually grow out from the shore to become a barrier reef. Where the land is rising, fringingreefs can grow around...
islands remnants of a caldera along with islets on the surrounding fringingreef, and the uninhabited Temoe atoll, which is located 45 km (28 mi) south-east...
of sand and coral, and the west part is covered with guano. It has a fringingreef. An obelisk, about 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) high, stands on the SW corner...
historic inhabitants were cave-dwelling. Because it is endowed with a fringingreef, Rurutu has in recent years become known for whale watching: Humpback...
east by an extensive arc of fringingreef, which accounts for ~30% of the reefs of the Mascarene Islands. Lagoon reefs and reef flats are dominated by scleractinian...
island and one reef, Malaysia occupies and/or controls one artificial island and five reefs, and PRC occupies and/or controls eight reefs. Also, the Philippines...
reef. The highest point is Mount Otemanu, at 727 m (2,385 ft). Bora Bora is formed by an extinct volcano, surrounded by a lagoon and a fringingreef....
Niulakita and Niutao have a fringingreef in that they have either a shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all. If a fringingreef grows directly from the...
terrain is low-lying and sandy: a coral island surrounded by a narrow fringingreef with a slightly raised central area. The highest point is approximately...
island has an oval outline, with the longer axis oriented north–south. A fringingreef surrounds the whole island, which makes local fishing and transport...
island and the third largest of those occupied by Vietnam. It has a fringingreef which is above water at low tide. This island has been controlled by...
marine national parks in Sri Lanka. The national park contains a fringing coral reef of high degree of biodiversity. The area was declared a wildlife...
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