Coral

Corals are marine organisms, some of which secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Coral':

  • Aldabra Atoll
  • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Coral reef
  • Belize Barrier Reef
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands
  • Cocos Island "The rich coral reef, volcanic tunnels, caves, massifs and deeper waters surrounding Cocos Island are home to more than 30 species of coral" (wiki)
  • Desembarco del Granma National Park
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast Sunset star coral (found at Saw-tooth Ledges)
  • East Rennell
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Gulf of California Coral reef at Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park
  • Ha Long Bay Coral reefs
  • Henderson Island
  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park coral reefs
  • Komodo National Park Coral reefs
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia
  • Lamu Old Town Lamu's Houses built in coral stone
  • Lord Howe Island
  • Ningaloo Coast
  • Ogasawara Islands
  • Papahanaumokuakea
  • Phoenix Islands "one of the world’s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems" (AB ev)
  • Pitons Management Area
  • Rainforests of the Atsinanana coral reefs at Tambolo (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Rock Islands fossil islands within RISL made up of coral reefs uplifted due to volcanic forces and eroded over millions of years (AB ev)
  • Sian Ka'an
  • Socotra Archipelago "Marine life is very diverse and includes 283 species of coral" (AB ev)
  • Tubbataha Reefs
  • Ujung Kulon National Park "The rich coral reefs of the Ujung Kulon coast are dominated by a small number of species that make up some 90% of the coral mass"