The Underwater World

         We’re not sure why, but the lists of world wonders seem to be restricted to structures and anomalies found above the ground. There are incredible underwater areas on earth, many of them not explored yet. The ocean world is deep and mysterious but, fortunately, it’s something we’re still can discover or they might be waiting for us to travel around. We hope you’ll be able to visit one of these incredible places one day – whether you’re a diver or not but you should have that willingness to distinguish. Lets look after submerged haven in our world. Going to write about underwater world first thing comes to our mind is the beautiful coral reefs.

Palau, also known as Belau, is a hot destination for divers. The coral is amongst the most beautiful and colorful in the underwater world. to enjoy the essence and beauty of the mysterious coral reef one should visit Palau.The reefs surrounding each of the islands are largely unexplored and house a myriad of incredible marine life species . If you have the opportunity to visit you’ll find yourself face to face with amazing reef sharks, jellyfish, barracuda, and more. Palau is an island nation found approximately 500 miles away from the Philippines and is one of the smallest nations in the world.

Turcs and Caicos Islands both are no wonder wall diving central for aqua lover. Both are very pretty island with deep and shallow huge sponges, healthy corals, seahorses, neck crabs, wine coral shrimp, blenny kind of reefs, good restaurants and very scenic. Turcs and Caicos are perched atop a shallow bank which is separated by a trench like channel.the Depths off shore approach 6000 feet with 50 to 150 feet of visibility. One can experience scuba divers, snorkelers in this The Beautiful Oceans Coral Reef.

The Great Barrier Reef is well known for being largest coral reef in the world, roughly parallel to the coast of Queensland at Australia which stretched for almost 2,000km. The entire reef is comprised of almost 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is responsible for protecting much of the reef, which scientists fear may soon begin to suffer immensely from fishing, tourism, and global warming. Though introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef at philipipines and  Great Barrier Reef,  fish and other marine species can breathe easier. This ban completely forbidden all the extractive activities, such as fishing, and coral collection and harvesting.

Apo Reef, the largest coral reef in the Philippines and the second largest contiguous reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef

The Blue Eye of Siberia  Located in southern Siberia which known as lake Baikal also. It Combine the water found in all of the Great Lakes in North America and you still won’t match the size of this incredible body of water. Believe it or not, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, but it is not the largest. Over 1,700 species of marine and plant life call Lake Baikal home and many of them are indigenous to the region.To unlock the mysteries of the coral reef ecosystem and its fauna and flora you need to go their.

If you are a scuba diver, and you are looking for the best soft coral driving in the world, then Paradise Taveuni, Fiji is your destination. Not only does Taveuni offer more dive sites than anywhere in the Pacific, but it is also home to one of the top 5 soft coral dive sites in the world. The Legendary White Wall site on Rainbow Reef is the best among other. Other notable sites include Dakuniba Pass, a wall dive with pelagic s such as barracuda, shark and tuna, and the prettily coloured Annie’s Bommie, with a kaleidoscope of soft corals and reef fish. Blue Ribbon Eel Reef presents a drift dive opportunity to spot the Blue Ribbon Eel, whereas the Cabbage Patch features an abundant garden-like display of cabbage looking hard corals. Other sites include Yellow Tunnel, Jerry’s Jelly and The Ledge.

A deep-sea vent, also known as a hydrothermal vent, is a place in the surface in the earth where unusually heated water can be found. Most are found in areas where there are active volcanoes or ocean basins. Above ground you can find hydrothermal vents in places such as Yellowstone National Park. When these vents are found in the sea they are also known as black smokers. The fluids in these vents have special chemical make-ups that support the life of several unique organisms including, but not limited to, clams, shrimp, and giant tube worms. Deep-Sea vents have been found around the Kermadec Arc in New Zealand, and along the Galapagos Rift in the East Pacific.

Between Africa and Asia you’ll find a small fjord attached to the Indian Ocean now known as the Red Sea. Israeli-Jordanian Team Set Up First Artificial Coral Reef in the Red Sea which looks like yellow concrete. It is a unique new approach to conservation in the Red Sea and part of a joint co-operative project between Israel and Jordan. The entire surface of the Red Sea spreads out over 169,000 square miles and consists of both deep trenches and shallow shelves. On these shallow shelves you’ll find a myriad of incredible invertebrate species, soft and hard corals, and other marine wildlife. There are no other tropical seas in the world any further north than the Red Sea.

About 1,000 feet off the shores of Belize you’ll find the Belize Barrier Reef. The 186 mile long stretch of reef is actually only a portion of the even larger Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which stretches from Cancun all the way to Guatemala’s River Maya. As of today, only 10% of the enormous reef has been researched and documented. The Belize Barrier Reef is second in the world which highly sought destination for divers from all around the world. The reef is home to more than 70 species of hard coral, 30 species of soft coral, more than 500 species of fish, and hundreds of additional marine life species classified as invertebrate.

British students to conduct coral reef replanting around Sikuai Island, Padang, West Sumatra, on April 7, 2008. The social activity would be held based on cooperation between tour operator "Sumatra and Beyond", marine tourist resort organizer of Sikuai Island and non-governmental organization (NGO) Minang Bahari Foundation. The coral reef seeds planting activity had become the primary tourism package in Europe, especially among British students. Danang at vietnam is blessed with stunning coral reef but the city has failed to capitalise on its tourism potential and has yet to find a way to effectively protect it.

In INDIA, to be continued...... :)