The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 980 feet offshore in the north and 25 miles in the south, within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 190-mile-long section of the 560 mile Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and down to Honduras. The system is the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors. It is also vital to the country's fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described the reef as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies" in 1842.
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a protected portion of the reef, close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of the Belize District. It covers approximately 4,448 acres of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Hol Chan is Mayan for "little channel."
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was designated a UNECO World Heritage Site in 1996.
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The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 980 feet offshore in the north and 25 miles in the south, within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 190-mile-long section of the 560 mile Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and down to Honduras. The system is the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors. It is also vital to the country's fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described the reef as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies" in 1842.
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a protected portion of the reef, close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of the Belize District. It covers approximately 4,448 acres of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Hol Chan is Mayan for "little channel."
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was designated a UNECO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_Barrier_Reef
Tags: Belize Bileez Belice Landscapes Belize District Belize Barrier Reef Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Hol Chan Marine Reserve Caribbean Sea UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Sites Central America América Central Centroamérica The Caribbean Caribbean North America
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The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 980 feet offshore in the north and 25 miles in the south, within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 190-mile-long section of the 560 mile Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and down to Honduras. The system is the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors. It is also vital to the country's fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described the reef as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies" in 1842.
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a protected portion of the reef, close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of the Belize District. It covers approximately 4,448 acres of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Hol Chan is Mayan for "little channel."
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was designated a UNECO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_Barrier_Reef
Tags: Belize Bileez Belice Landscapes Belize District Belize Barrier Reef Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Hol Chan Marine Reserve Caribbean Sea UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Sites Central America América Central Centroamérica The Caribbean Caribbean North America
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The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 980 feet offshore in the north and 25 miles in the south, within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 190-mile-long section of the 560 mile Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and down to Honduras. The system is the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors. It is also vital to the country's fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described the reef as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies" in 1842.
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a protected portion of the reef, close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of the Belize District. It covers approximately 4,448 acres of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Hol Chan is Mayan for "little channel."
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was designated a UNECO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_Barrier_Reef
Tags: Belize Bileez Belice Landscapes Belize District Belize Barrier Reef Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Hol Chan Marine Reserve Caribbean Sea UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Sites Central America América Central Centroamérica The Caribbean Caribbean North America
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The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 980 feet offshore in the north and 25 miles in the south, within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 190-mile-long section of the 560 mile Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and down to Honduras. The system is the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors. It is also vital to the country's fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described the reef as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies" in 1842.
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a protected portion of the reef, close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of the Belize District. It covers approximately 4,448 acres of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Hol Chan is Mayan for "little channel."
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was designated a UNECO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_Barrier_Reef
Tags: Belize Bileez Belice Landscapes Belize District Belize Barrier Reef Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Hol Chan Marine Reserve Caribbean Sea UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Sites Central America América Central Centroamérica The Caribbean Caribbean North America
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