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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve

http://www.hawaiireef.noaa.gov/welcome.html

Provider: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve encompasses an area of the marine waters and submerged lands of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Their website, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides detailed information along with stunning photography and maps that will tell you all about the area. Explore Nihoa, Mokumanamana, the French Frigate Shoals, banks and seamounts, Maro Reef, Laysan Island, the Midway Atoll, and more.You may remember a special series of postal stamps based on the Coral Reef Wall Mural With Identification Guide that you will find on this website. You can download your own copy with Adobe Acrobat Reader.Visit the Maps, Images and Video section of the site for graphic maps that depict land formations, bathymetric contours, and some shallow corals, satellite images, reserve preservation area maps, and an underwater movie slideshow of the area.In the Education and Outreach area, find links to external educational materials, information about teacher workshops, and a For Kids section describing coral reefs as a living system and explaining the reef at night, during the day, how reefs are formed, and some of their inhabitants. Contains coloring pages and word hunt puzzles.