伯利兹堡礁保护区, 伯利兹
伯利兹堡礁保护区, 伯利兹 (© Tom Till/Alamy)
另一个大堡礁(The other great barrier reef)
作为海洋世界最伟大的奇迹之一,伯利兹大堡礁沿着中美洲国家加勒比海岸绵延190英里。它是从墨西哥尤卡坦半岛到洪都拉斯的中美洲大堡礁系统的一部分,是世界上仅次于澳大利亚大堡礁的第二大珊瑚礁。1996年被联合国教科文组织宣布为世界遗产,即使地球上的许多珊瑚礁受到气候变化的威胁,它仍然相对健康。
原文:
One of the greatest marvels of the marine world, the Belize Barrier Reef runs 190 miles along the Central American country's Caribbean coast. It's part of the larger Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System that runs from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Honduras and is the second largest reef in the world behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, it's remained relatively healthy even as many of the planet's reefs are threatened by climate change.
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