Tubbataha Reef

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/tubbataha-reef

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1. How big is the Tubbataha Reef?97,030 hectares (239,800 acres)
2. What is the location?Sulu Sea, Philippines; 150 km southeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan
3. What is the conservation designations?UNESCO World Heritage Site (1993), Ramsar Wetland of International Importance (1999)
4. What is Tubbataha Reef and why is it special?Tubbataha Reef is a protected marine area in the Philippines with two big atolls and a small reef. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it has many colorful fish, coral, and sea turtles.
5. Where is Tubbataha Reef located?It is in the Sulu Sea, about 150 kilometers southeast of Puerto Princesa on Palawan island. It is far from land, which helps keep it clean.

Atoll: A ring-shaped coral island or series of islets encircling a lagoon, formed on a submerged volcanic cone.
Marine Biodiversity: The variety of life found within the world's oceans and seas, encompassing species, genetic, and ecosystem diversity.
Coral Triangle: A biogeographic region in the western Pacific Ocean encompassing the waters of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Solomon Islands, renowned for its high marine biodiversity.