As usual, I sip a cup of freshly brewed coffee while checking my emails on the front balcony of my cabana, which is on top of high pillars. The sharp shriek of a Roseate Tern bird makes me look up at the morning sky, educing my own flight from New England, months ago; it’s now 7 a.m, the 11th of January. With the immensity of the azure and tranquil ocean at 12 feet from where I sit, I’m in swim shorts and shirtless. The warm breeze is astonishing and the rising sun, spectacular. In the distance,
There are millions of tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef every year. A lot of pressure can be put on local populations by the constant inflow of people coming from around the world. The construction of resorts and other tourist developments can cause an increase in noise and pollution and lower natural land and resources. In some areas the higher demand for resources from tourism can cause disagreement between residents and the visitors. Another social issue is the development of large resorts
species of animals and plants it is considered an oasis of life which attracts both tourist and researchers alike; The Great Barrier reef is considered a tropical gem. Sadly in recent years, this fragile ecosystem has suffered greatly and its health is on the decline. There are many factors which are threatening the reef, but global warming is the main cause. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most captivating places on earth and is a prime symbol of strength, biodiversity, and natural beauty all in
we know the great barrier reef exists. Captain James Cook was the first person to record the existence of a reef as he sailed up the eastern coast. He first noticed shoals in the area of the Great Keppel Island. Matthew Flinders was an English navigator and cartographer who was the first to explore the entire Australian coastline and named the Extensive Barrier Reef, today known as The Great Barrier Reef. The name is unique because it describes exactly what the Great Barrier Reef is. It is considered
The land down under has many surprises in store for travellers from around the world. You are about to discover the best of the best as we delve deeper into the wonders of Australia by paying a visit to Sydney, the Daintree Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, the Grampians National Park, Fraser Island, Wineglass Bay, and other prominent attractions. How else will you be able to uncover hundreds of truly marvelous gems if you do not make a point of exploring them by visiting the hot spots we are about
it with sky high tea or cocktail at the café and bar. As my final activity in the “Down Under” I considered doing a Great Barrier Reef scenic helicopter tour. While flying, I admired the views of the Great Barrier Reef from helicopter as I got a multi angle perspective on one of the world’s top natural wonders. During my 25-minute flight, I learned about Great Barrier Reef from an informative commentary. The sights were truly magnificent, and it was once-in-a-lifetime
The Belize Barrier Reef is included in the Mesoamerican Reef System, which stretches from the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula to Honduras and Guatemala. It is located in the Caribbean Sea in the Mesoamerican region in Central America. It has a latitude of 16° 50' 10.5" N and a longitude of 88° 1' 0" W. The Barrier reef is approximately 300 kilometres and consists of boundless geographic features including barrier reefs, fringing reefs, sand and mangrove cays, estuaries and lagoons. However, the focus of
The people who study the atmosphere are called meteorologists. They can study how cyclones move, form and cause destructions. Scientists explain that cyclones can form between 5° and 30° latitude and move westward or towards the poles. (Tropical cyclone facts) Further, they say that the winds of a normal cyclone can reach up to 240 kilometers per hour, which is quite a considerable speed for a normal cyclone. However, when considering the cyclone that is being treated in this essay, it can be
Historical globalization was influenced by exploration when the world began getting ‘smaller’ as a result of colony building. The transfer and exchange of distinct of goods, ideas, sciences, medicine, literature, theories, and technology dramatically changed the world. Nationalism, economic competition, missionary spirit, and exploration led to imperialism; the policy of extending control and domination over another countries economic and cultural institutions during 1850-1914. The demand for raw
Uluru is easily the biggest rock in Australia, and even the world but it isn’t just a rock. It was formed in a special way it was formed from a monolith (an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone). There are other rocks that have been formed from a monolith like The Olgas not that far from Uluru and even ones on the other side of the world like Devils Tower in USA or Zuma Rock in North Africa. The thing about all these rocks is they were formed the same way but are