GREAT Barrier Reef, Australia, is one of the world's largest diving site. Now, the beauty of the coral reefs can you feel just by sitting in front of the computer.
Great Barrier Reef in Australia have 3000 kinds of coral reef extending along 2,600 kilometres. Due to a very large size, this site can even be seen from space.
Later on, this agency will also have a YouTube channel and Google video technology, which allows the Hangouts to watch expedition dives which was broadcast live from the seabed. So as reported by the News, Monday (27/2/2012).
The Chief Scientist, Professor Catlin Sea view Survey Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, declared that this project is the first in the world. "Normally, the underwater camera can only take pictures for shallow water. However, our technology makes it possible to take a picture even further into the sea, and from a few sites in the Great Barrier Reef, "he added.
"This survey we did for the observation of the effect of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef," said Prof. Hoef-Guldberg.
He said, the survey was conducted in the area of coral reefs and then the results will be collected to study scientists. After two years, he hoped the project could be launched in other areas of the coral reefs in the world so that it can learn more about the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems.
Scuba divers around the world and ardent defender of the seas will soon be able to enjoy the beauty of the coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef, the largest collection of coral reefs in the world without needing to dive. All this thanks to Google Earth, which collaborates with its partners to offer a view of the sea with different ways.
A survey of research will map the Great Barrier Reef, which has never been done before and it allows divers to enjoy a unique ecosystem of virtual through the angle of 360 degrees.
Coral reefs are rarely seen and ecosystems under the sea, photographed and mapped by a pair of underwater cameras without a crew that has been done since last September.
"Most people who dive in Barrier Reef only up to a depth of approximately 20 meters. But 93 percent of the coral reefs are located between 30 to 100 meters, where the light could still penetrate and rarely go diving in this region, "says Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland, as reported by the Telegraph, Friday (24/2/2012).
Hoegh-Guldberg is leading a research project, and is a partner of Google, NGO and sponsored by insurance company Catlin, United Kingdom. Pictures of it later will be posted on Panoramio, Google Earh, Google Maps, YouTube and viewed in the viewer made specifically 360 degrees.
With this project, said Hoegh-Guldberg, they will seek help a global audience in assessing health and composition of coral. "The public can help us to study closer and details about the reef and the number of fish. Hopefully this virtual dive experience will raise awareness about climate change, "he said.
"This also allows people and scientists to find species which migrate as the impact of climate change on their sea lanes," Hoegh-Guldberg pungkas.
new scenery of the sea has been established on the World Ocean Summit in Singapore on last Thursday, and for the first time has managed to bring together the leading economists, CEO and scientists.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's great natural wonders. It is the largest reef in the world and consists of nearly 3000 individual reefs, 880 islands and hundreds and thousands of different types of plant, bird and marine life. Swimming with the fish and admiring the colours of the coral is a must for any holiday to the Great Barrier Reef. Outer reef scuba diving and island day trips are some of the more common pastimes on the reef along with scenic flights and rain forest tours to Kuranda and the Dain tree Rain forest.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's great natural wonders. It is the largest reef in the world and consists of nearly 3000 individual reefs, 880 islands and hundreds and thousands of different types of plant, bird and marine life. Swimming with the fish and admiring the colours of the coral is a must for any holiday to the Great Barrier Reef. Outer reef scuba diving and island day trips are some of the more common pastimes on the reef along with scenic flights and rain forest tours to Kuranda and the Dain tree Rain forest.
The Great Barrier Reef Visitors Bureau has a comprehensive selection of support information for the use of the intending traveller. This section contains, maps and weather information, and links to other holiday destinations like Port Douglas accommodation .
Australian travel information such as visa application procedures, and visitor information including local banking, currency conversion, medical and emergency information, are also presented. This site contains a wealth of holiday information on Cairns hotels , The Daintree Rain forest , Palm Cove accommodation , Cape York, Cooktown and Cape Tribulation.
Australian travel information such as visa application procedures, and visitor information including local banking, currency conversion, medical and emergency information, are also presented. This site contains a wealth of holiday information on Cairns hotels , The Daintree Rain forest , Palm Cove accommodation , Cape York, Cooktown and Cape Tribulation.
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Great Barrier Reef Accommodation
There are hundreds of accommodation providers all along the Tropical North Queensland coast! The Great Barrier Reef Visitors Bureau provides you with one easy booking centre for all of your extensive itinerary planning, including resort & hotel accommodation, tours & cruises, dive trips and car rentals - just one enquiry does it all... and our service is FREE with no hidden fees or handling charges.
Great Barrier Reef Activities
Sail away the days on crystal clear waters... Tropical North Queensland is all about lifestyle (just ask the locals) and with the range of activities available, we can certainly help you out with a reef day trip, a diving holiday, the ultimate fishing adventure, or just a bit of fun filled sightseeing. Great Barrier Reef tours can either add some excitement to a holiday or the tour can become the whole holiday!
Great Barrier Reef Weather & Climate
The weather over the Great Barrier Reef varies a fair bit due to the long length of the reef. Stretching over 2500km down the coast of Queensland, the majority of the reef is in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The northern part of the reef is in a tropical climate with hot wet summers with heaps of rain and humidity. The southern end the Great Barrier Reef is sub-tropical with milder summers and far less humidity.
The Great Barrier Reef is the only living organic collective visible from Earth's orbit. The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia, is one of the wonders of the natural world - it is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. It was declared a World Heritage area in 1981 and added to the National Heritage List in 2007.
The reef is scattered with beautiful islands and idyllic coral cays and covers more than 300,000 square kilometres. The Great Barrier Reef system consists of more than 3000 reefs which range in size from 1 hectare to over 10,000 hectares in area. Dunk Island is one of more than 600 islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
Of particular concern is wetlands - which have decreased by over 50 per cent since European settlement. The Great Barrier Reef Coastal Wetlands Protection Program is developing measures for the long term conservation and management of priority wetlands.
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