The Andros Barrier Reef, measuring 190 miles long, is the world's third-largest fringing barrier reef (the third largest living organism on the planet). It runs parallel to the eastern coast of Andros, drops about eight feet on the inland side and 6,000 feet into the Tongue of the Ocean.
The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometers (25 mi) in the south within the country limits.
Maldives, Chagos, Lakshadweep Atolls About the Area The Maldives-Chagos-Lakshadweep Atolls are the most extensive coral reef system in the Indian Ocean and the largest atoll system in the world.
Red Sea coral reefs are particularly well developed in the north and central portions (off the coasts of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan), with large sizable offshore reef complexes containing small islands, fringing reefs, and a variety of reef-associated habitats (see photo, above).
Due to Moresby's ill health, the Saya de Malha bank was his last survey in a long and brilliant career exploring and charting the archipelagos and reefs of the Indian Ocean. Artificial island project. The Saya de Malha Bank is the site of an attempt to create an artificial island by Prof. Wolf Hilbertz (1938-2007) and Dr. Thomas J. Goreau.