Ganges River

Ganges River-About Ganges River:

Ganges river: Located in northern India, the Ganges is a major river in South Asia. The source of the Ganges River and the Arak Maserati Buggy originated in India, South River, North Aquin Nadu root kotri other glaciers, which across the northern plains of India (ie, the Ganges plain), flows through Uttar Pradesh, the largest tributary to join the sub-Muna River, then flows through the state of Bihar, West Bengal, and finally it is divided into a number of tributaries into the Bay of Bengal through Gangetic plains of the Ganges, which is the center of Hindustan region, also from the 3rd century BC Ashoka the establishment of the Kingdom to the 16th century until the Mogul Empire, a series of children the cradle of civilization.

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Ganges river- Introduction
Ganges river is the Indian people known as the "holy river" and "India's mother." Many myths and religious legends constitute the unique customs cross the Ganges.

Ganges (English: genges, India said: genga). The holy river Ganges in India, history, folklore and culture with a strong color, even after years of civilization baptism, people on both sides of the Ganges ancient customs are still maintained . Many ancient myths spread, so the people of India from the Ganges mother gave birth to an infinite notion, bears an indelible complex. The students in bathing in the Ganges at least once, so holy river washed the sins of all lifetimes.

In India, most Hindus cherish for life four fun: respect Shiva, to the Ganges River Ganges to wash and drink holy water, holy water bath, make friends and saints living in Varanasi (Varanasi) the holy city.

Indians as holy Ganges River, the Ganges as the incarnation of the goddess, devoutly revered Ganges, is said to be originated from a legendary story. In ancient times, fast-flowing Ganges, surging, often flooded, destroying farmland and injure the people, there is a King in order to wash away the sins of our ancestors, the request to help tame the sky goddess Ganges, the benefit of mankind. Shiva came to the Himalayas, the spread hair, so raging river flowing from his head slowly, irrigate the fields on both sides, both sides of the residents to live and work. Since then, put the Ganges Hindu worship, worship Lord Shiva and holy water washing bath to become the two major Hindu religious activities.

Ganges  river- Terrain

South of the Himalayas is the Ganges river originates.

The five origins - Bhagirathi river, Alaknanda river, Mandakini River, Dhauliganga River and the Pindar River - all originated in the mountains of northern Uttar Pradesh.

From the Ganges and the Brahmaputra River sediment was pulled sediments, extending into the sea in the form of the delta, an area of ​​about 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles), repeatedly staggered by the clay, sand and mortar composition, and a cycle of overlapping layers of peat, lignite, and who have forest cover woodland.

Surface south of the Ganges Delta, in the near future by the large number of rapid sediment deposition. The east side of Delta waterfront is known as the sandbar as the earth and the formation of new islands rapidly changing. However, the delta coast since the 18th century is not actually changed.

West Bengal region of the river flow is slow; almost no water from these rivers into the sea. In the Bangladesh delta, the river is wide, active, abundant water, and to communicate with numerous Harbour. In the rainy season (June to October), flooding most of the region, a few feet deep, making the construction of artificial booster in the land of villages and homes as floods in the island. Traffic between settlements during the rainy season only by boat.

In the coastal side of the Delta, there is a vast forest and tidal marshes. Forest known as the Sundarbans (Sundarbans), protected by India and Bangladesh.

More about Ganges River
Ganges River- where the continents: Asia
Ganges River- through area: through India, the Bengal Bay of Bengal into the country.
Ganges River - River Basin area: 1.05 million square kilometers
Ganges River - Location: South Asia
Ganges River - Length: 2527 one thousand meters
Ganges River - source: originated in the south western part of the Himalayas.
Ganges River - principal tributaries: Jumna, also known as Yamuna.
Ganges River - average flow: 10900m ³ cubic meters per second
Ganges River - Features species: the Ganges crocodiles, Bengal tigers
Ganges River - water conservancy construction: Sarda Sahayak project, Gankak Engineering

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Congo River

Congo River-About Congo River:

Congo River is the largest river in central and western Africa, ranked second in all non-drainage area of ​​3.7 million square kilometers. Total length of 4700 km Congo River (in Him as the source of Zambezi), after this length of the Nile in Africa. In terms of volume, after the Amazon River, Congo River is the world's second largest river, the largest flow was 80,000 cubic meters per second. River flows through Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo and Angola. Congo River Basin is the world's second largest tropical rainforest region, second only to South America's Amazon rainforest. Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo are the name of the Congo River. 1971-1997 period, the Democratic Republic of the Congo called Zaire, when the government said the River Zaire River.

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Congo River - OverviewCongo River, also known as Zaire River. Congo River is Africa's second longest river. Congo River is located in West Africa. Congo River, Zaire River originates upstream lua Hyderabad Sabah plateau, the farthest source in Zambia, called Qian Zambezi. Falls out of Boyue Ma until after the North said the Congo River. River flows into the Congo Basin, the river curved across the Democratic Republic of the Congo along the Congo border into the Atlantic. Total length of 4700 km, basin area of ​​about 370 square kilometers. As the flow through the equator, access to abundant precipitation in northern and southern hemispheres alternate supply, with water, big and small changes in the hydrological characteristics of the year, the average annual flow of River 41,000 cubic meters per second, maximum flow of 80,000 cubic meters per second. If the flow rate divided by the Congo River flows behind the Amazon, the world's second largest river. Into deeper liman estuary, river channel bottom extending to the Atlantic Ocean 150 km outside the mouth to form a vast freshwater ocean. Tributaries and more rapids, waterfalls and rapids, and waterfalls in the middle Boyue Ma Livingston downstream group of the most famous waterfall.Congo River Basin includes nearly all the territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo and Central African Republic most, eastern Zambia, northern Angola and Cameroon and Tanzania, part of the territory. In this vast valley, a tributary of dense, Vice River tributaries and the river is divided into many braided to form a fan-shaped river network. These rivers from the surrounding elevation 270-460 m on the slopes of a convergent flow into a central depression, the depression is the largest basin on the planet - the Congo Basin. Congo River main tributaries are the Ubangi River, boast River and Sanga River. Congo River from the source to the estuary at the upper and under very different in the three sections. Characterized by multiple upstream confluence, lakes, waterfalls and rapids; River Falls composed of seven waterfalls, known as Bo Yuema (formerly Stanley) Falls; downstream divided into two branches, forming a vast lake, known as the horse Lebo Lake. Africa's Congo Basin with hot and humid climate, the most vast, most dense equatorial rain forest. The Congo River has year-round water supply, flow evenly balanced. Dense evergreen forests and by the equatorial climate important influence as vast Congo River Basin. Outside the forest area is savanna belt. Congo River in a variety of fish and crocodiles. Congo River Falls, the following can be partially self-Bo Yuema navigable, with many tributaries, constitute the total length of 16,000 km of waterways navigation system, to promote the economic development of inland plays an important role. Congo River basin water reserves of the world known one-sixth of water resources, but how much has yet to be developed. Kinshasa, the following has a large water-control because of the increase.Congo River in Africa and the world famous rivers, from the northern plateau northeast of Zambia Chambishi (Chambeshi) River, and finally into the Atlantic. Multiple tributaries from the left bank of Angola, Zambia; right bank tributary of the multiple from Cameroon, Central Africa, River flows through Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo. Congo River length 4640km, the drainage area of ​​about 370 km2, of which 60% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the remaining area is located in the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Central Africa, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. River average annual flow 39000m3 / s, annual runoff of 1.3026 trillion m3, annual runoff 342mm. Its drainage area and flow tops Africa's first in the world, second only to South America in the Amazon river, in second place. Second only to the Nile in Africa, its length, and flow rate 16 times larger than the Nile.The upper reaches of the Congo River in Zambia is located in the Great Rift Valley highlands of the mountains, the source said Qian Zambezi, said after over Lake Mweru Luapula River, north and Lake Tanganyika originated in Hyderabad lua River confluence, After a near Kisangani, later known as Stanley Falls, Congo River, off the west flow into the middle. Upstream region of lakes and swamps. Into the middle, the Congo River and gradually changed to southwest, to accept a number of tributaries, and finally merged with the Ubangi River into Stanley Lake, across the lake is relatively Kinshasa and Brazzaville. Kinshasa the following into the downstream. Downstream of the Congo River cut through the crystal Mountains, the river narrows, more canyons, rapids and waterfalls, through Matadi and Boma, in the Mu Anda town side into the sea.

Congo River - landscapeCongo River Congo River Basin is located in the equatorial regions of Africa, the Congo Basin known, was typical of the basin-shaped, pelvic floor elevation of 300-500m, around the 500-1500m altitude and the mountain. Plateau between the mountains and pelvic floor many steep slopes and cliffs, the river formed a series of waterfalls in these lots. For example, the Congo River Kongolo, Kindu, a group of waterfalls and Bo Yuema waterfall; downstream Livingstone waterfalls.North from the Sahara desert, south, west Atlantic and east of the lake as the boundary with the East African variety of different geographic depressions, the Congo River Basin of the most distinctive. The fan-shaped basin in tributaries downstream to the network along the concentric aspect, the slope is surrounded by a central depression. River Basin itself is 1,900 km long north-south (1,200 miles) above the Atlantic east to west from the Congo, the Nile watershed have the same distance.
Central part of the Congo Basin is a large depression, have a thick Quaternary alluvial deposits cover the continent in the original sediments, mainly sand and sandstone. Congo River system from its source to the estuary has three different parts ︰ upper Congo, middle Congo and Congo downstream.
Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville Stanley Virgin []) just downstream of the waterfall at Boyue Ma (which is a series of seven Great Falls of the general), marking the navigable Congo River the real starting point. This river flows through the middle part of the smooth 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Kinshasa into the rest about 35 kilometers (22 miles) respectively. Narrow river at first, but soon it wide, then there are many islands at the middle. And from this forward, with very few outside of the narrow part of the Congo river into several channels, in clusters across the island. From Isangi (Isangi, Luo Mami [Lomami] into the Congo River at) downstream 5.5 km (3.5 miles) wide to increase to 8 to 11 kilometers (5-7 miles) wide - sometimes, for example, Moungara ( Mongala) estuary on to 13 km (8 miles). The middle of the Congo River is a river terminal section of said channel or narrow corridors. Between the two sides does not exceed 0.8 to 1.6 km (0.5 to 1 mile), deepened the riverbed, the water will speed up, through a deep valley about a few hundred yards of the stream Rubataikai plateau (BatekePlateau) of the soft sandstone bedrock. Center along this river, the Congo River to accept the major tributaries, mainly the right bank of the Ubangi River, and Sangha (Sangha) and the left bank of the river Kwacha (Kwa) River. Significant increase in average flow Subsequently, when the flow Rujinxiasha almost nearly its maximum flow.
Leaving the watercourse is divided into two tributaries of the Congo River to form Malai Bo Lake, middle reaches of the lake marks the end of the Congo River. Following the last paragraph of the river immediately downstream of the first waterfall. Falls and rapids form two series, the relatively calm center of the river are separated. The mouth of the Congo began in Matadi, which is downstream of rapids, ending the Congo River ︰ inland estuary length 134 km (83 miles), the formation of Angola and Congo (Kinshasa) border line. Estuary began to narrow, in the deepest river to 24 meters (80 feet), but in the downstream Boma (Boma) at the width gradually. Here, the river was blocked by the island, divided into several parts, deep in some places not more than 7.6 meters (25 feet), which is necessary to carry out dredging for ocean-going vessels arrived Dama Tadi. In the estuary, the Congo as a deep canyon waterways continue to extend offshore about 200 km (125 miles).

Congo River - climate and hydrological
Death of the Congo River Congo River Tour River average annual rainfall of about 1300mm, the average annual runoff of about 200mm, in the whole basin is less water area. Middle reaches of the humid climate, annual rainfall 1500-2000mm, annual runoff of about 500mm, basin center annual runoff of up to 1000mm, the more water the whole basin area. Congo River have a more normal flow, the annual supply of rain. In Brazzaville and Kinshasa, the river's hydrology is characterized by year-end change in the main peak, secondary peak in May, July, compared with a large trough, March and April was second low. In fact, the Congo River hydrological changes represent the extension of 20 ° latitude and the equator, about 2,250 kilometers (1,400 miles) distance to the climate. Congo Basin was not a single major weather situation can disrupt the slow movement of water up Mizuochi. However, there may be fluctuations in the annual dramatic changes, while under normal circumstances, when the arrival of each of the different tributaries of the flood arrived, the river would surge.

The humidity has been high throughout the year, the annual rainfall of 1,700 mm (67 inches), and rainfall quite regular time; even in the driest month rainfall total there are 75 mm (3 inches). High temperature all year round, there is little change daily. Average temperature of 24 ℃ (76 ℉).

The most northern basin that annual rainfall in the Central African Republic is 200 to 400 mm (8 to 16 inches), than those less near the equator of the Department; but the dry season lasts four to five months, only once a year rainfall peak, which in the summer. The most southern basin, in Saba (Shaba) region, the dry season and wet season is almost equal to the length of time, the annual rainfall is about 125 mm (49 inches).

Congo River - water resources
Congo River Congo River and its tributaries form the most dense waterway network in Africa, with plenty of water, is Africa's most resource-rich river water, the whole valley has 43 waterfalls and hundreds of rapids and rapids, the theoretical reserves of hydropower up to 390 million kw, ranking first in the world's rivers, installed capacity of hydropower resources can be developed about 156 million kW, 964 billion annual power output kW · h.

Congo River water resources are mainly concentrated in the upstream and downstream. Upstream section of the water reserves of Kisangani waterfall 120-220 million kW. In the 100km-long river, the distribution of seven or water, the total drop over 60m, is to build large hydropower dam good. The downstream segment (Kinshasa to the estuary) crystalline rocks of the river through the highlands, the river is narrow, fast-flowing in Kinshasa to Matadi on the river more than 200 kilometers between the 32 waterfalls and rapids, the total drop 280m, which Livingstone is the world's rare waterfalls, the highest concentration of African water resources of the lot, all developed, can be installed capacity of 40 million kW, is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the key development areas.

Many tributaries of the Congo River is also rich in water resources, for example, start rapids on the river Loire and Kanpei within Cady rapids, Tanga on the Ubangi river rapids, the death of the Mengbotuta Luapula River Falls and Johnston waterfalls. However, due to its location in remote areas, has not yet been exploited.

Congo River - plants and animals
Congo River Congo River basin to a considerable part of the region dominated by the equatorial climate, the same vast evergreen forests. No matter which side of the forest with adjacent savanna belt. Forests and grasslands is often difficult to detect tell, they are mixed together in mosaic mode; relatively rare invasive forest steppe.

When the Congo River Congo through the dense forest, the edge of it and its tributaries are intermittent and more grass strip to. Barnyard, papyrus and sedges such as abandoned pastures occupy the river, river bank, or in the woods outside the curtain, covered with the hollow center of the island; they even drilled from sandstone, or grown in the fat was washed downstream end of the island.

Congo River, there are many species of fish living in which there are only 230 Malai Bo lake. River swamp in the lung fish life, but at low levels often kill. Wooded swamp was a black color, black catfish on here was this color. Parallel to the river and its wetlands and wildlife and the river itself, wild animals are not to be confused.

Congo River in a wide variety of reptiles, of which the crocodile is the most significant species. The river is also semi-aquatic turtle, and several snakes.

More than 265 kinds of the Congo region can be described as typical of equatorial forest birds. Seabirds such as petrels, flying from the upper reaches of the ocean. Migratory birds come from Europe, flying in this area. Ducks are also found in Egypt. Whether ducks, egrets and pelicans are many.

Amazon River

Amazon River-about Amazon River:

What is the world's largest river?

Amazon River is the world's largest river.

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Amazon River in South America, the Amazon is the world's largest flow, the most extensive river basin, the largest tributary of the river. Capacity of 219,000 cubic meters per second, the Amazon river, the Nile flows than the other three rivers, the Yangtze River, the Mississippi River combined large, accounting for 20% of the world's rivers flow; basin area of ​​6,915,000 square kilometers, accounting for 40% of the area of ​​South America ; tributaries more than 15,000 bar. Amazon is the world's first river, up to 6,800 km (southern Peru as the source). Amazon extends from 5 degrees north latitude to 20 degrees south latitude, the source in the Andes Plateau, from the Pacific Ocean just a short distance, through Peru and Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean near the equator.

Length of the Amazon River, 6400 km, flows through Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, and ultimately into the Atlantic, the longest in South America, the world's largest drainage area and flow of the river.

Amazon River basin area 7.05 million square kilometers, accounting for the total area of ​​the South American continent, 40%; Amazon widest point is about 2,776 km north of Henan (1,725 ​​miles). Amazon River into the Atlantic every year about 6600 cubic kilometers of water, equivalent to the total world's river water into the ocean, 1 / 6.

the world's largest river-Amazon River - topography

Amazon River Amazon River about length 2500 km, divided into upper and lower two. On a section of about 1000 km, drop up to 5,000 meters, high mountains and deep valleys, steep slope current is swift, forming a series of rapids waterfall; the next segment into the two great tributaries of the Amazon River between the two estuaries, because access Amazon plain, slow flowing, meandering stream developed, to the end of the river width of 2,000 meters.

In northern Brazil, the Amazon river depth of 45 meters, width of river 3,000 meters, the flow rate is slow; River Island Island staggered, river reticular distribution, cross the river floodplains 30 to 100 km wide, low-lying, densely along the lake, drainage is not Chang; numerous tributaries on both sides of the river, which originated in the Andes east slope, showing plume distribution. To middle end of the river width to 11 km, the river depth 99 meters.

Amazon River basin from west to east, the south than in the north. Headwaters of the Andes and the Pacific coastal alluvial system, elevation of 3000m above; River cross the Andes, mostly below 200m inland alluvium and alluvium. North to Guyana plateau (elevation 300 ~ 400m), compared with Brazil's south plateau (elevation 300 ~ 1500m).

Amazon River and its tributaries have a large submerged valley. Pleistocene glaciers melt, sea level rise, steep canyons in the sea level has been low for the Pliocene erosion surface, now completely submerged. The ancient sediment basin is a permanent land surface of the soil, most of the Amazon rain forest will be developed on the soil in this. Upstream in the basin (eastern Peru and Bolivia), brush down from the Andes pulse of sediment covering the ancient surface. Amazon has a large lowland flooding every year, but most of the land is hilly "permanent land" (terrafirme), far beyond the flood water level. The growth of tropical rain forest watershed, is the world's largest treasure house of biological resources.

the world's largest river-Amazon river - hydrological characteristics
Amazonian climate
Most parts of the Amazon River area of tropical rain forest climate, annual rainfall of 2,000 mm.

Speed ​​of the Amazon river
Source region on the high mountains and deep valleys, steep slope current is swift, with an average gradient of about 5.2 ‰. After more than a small drop into the plains. River average flow rate of 0.7-1.7 m / sec.

Amazon River runoff
It is estimated that the Amazon River flows all the water surface of the Earth 1 / 5, the average annual flow of the mouth 2 to 220,000 m / s, flood flows of up to 280,000 m 2 / s, more than 10 times for the Mississippi River , a large number of fresh water so far away from the coast 160 km (100 miles) above the waters of the sea salt diluted.

 the world's largest river-Amazon River - Major tributaries
Amazon River tributaries over 1,000 km in length more than 20.

Amazon River into the sea before the formation of large braided river network, and with the south of the Tocantins River and Para River confluence, into the Atlantic Ocean. Mouth wide and three hundred twenty kilometers, of which two rivers branching from the horse if the island separated from the island area and an area of ​​very major tributary of the Swiss, by the Mamore River (Mamore) and Beni River in Bolivia than Elijah Beria town (Villa Bella) merged into the North after the flow, as Bolivia and Brazil border river.

Since the Mamore River, the total length of 3,352 kilometers (2,082 miles), the width of about 0.8 km (0.5 miles). Upstream from the mouth of 1,300 kilometers (807 miles) to Wei Liu (Velho) near the port of San Antonio Falls, most of the time available each year through the ship. The total of 19 falls above the waterfall, turbulence. Madeira - Mamore railway from Porto Velho to guajara Millington (Guajara-Mirim), and Madeira upstream phase.

Occasional along the coast Indians and mestizos of Indo-European settlements, the residents collect Brazil nuts and rubber and other forest products. Amazon is Latin America's largest lowland area of ​​about 6,000,000 square kilometers (2,300,000 square miles), almost any other river basins in the world twice.

Amazon River - Natural resourcesAmazon animal shipping resourcesTo the mouth of the Amazon River headwater elevation difference between the small, combined with another in the equatorial rain-fed areas, river deep, wide and flat, the flow rate is very slow, suitable for shipping industry, port of Manaus is the Amazon important port.

Amazon River TourismAmazon has a world of natural wonders - tidal bore, across the South American continent after the Amazon in Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean near the island marajo. The mouth of the Amazon River was a huge horn, trumpet, after the tide into the past and continue to be squeezed into the forefront of uplift can be traced back 600 to 1000 km. Generally 1 meter high tide to 2 m, when the tide up to 5 meters. Brazilian Amazon, the tide referred to as the "wave Rocca," bore when more visitors.Amazon species resourcesAmazon for plant growth, two thousand species of plants, the Amazon rain forest vegetation is rich in different types of plants per square kilometer than 1200 species, a quarter of the world's pharmaceutical raw materials, is to from tropical rainforest plants; the medical profession has been recognized as effective for the treatment of cancer, some plants, 70% is grown in the rainforest.Many trees over sixty meters high, high to low canopy layer. Kudzu, orchids, bromeliads, eager to climb the high branches of plant growth, during which the habitat of monkeys, sloth, hummingbirds, King Kong, parrots, butterflies and countless huge bats. Water live caiman, freshwater turtles and aquatic mammals such as manatees, freshwater dolphins. Jaguars live in the land, slender cat, West (speechless), tapirs, capybaras, armadillos, etc.Live in the Amazon river in the caiman, freshwater turtles and aquatic mammals such as manatees, freshwater dolphins. Jaguars live in the land, slender cat, West (speechless), tapirs, capybaras, armadillos, etc. Another two thousand five hundred kinds of fish, and more than sixteen hundred kinds of birds.Amazon anaconda is the world's largest snake, up to 10 meters, weighing two hundred twenty-five kg more than five meters in length and a half below. Anaconda like nature of water, usually live in the muddy shore or shallow water, feeding birds, turtles, capybaras, tapirs, caimans.


Amazon River - Discover the history of

Amazon Amazon estuary early detection of Europeans, is with the Columbus voyage of the Spanish captain Hiramatsu. He came here in 1500, that is a big freshwater lake.

1541-1542, Spanish German and Austrian Raleigh Mariana by Peru's Napo River downstream, the first boat passing through the Amazon most of the river. He is a Spanish expedition led Pizarro members, starting from Ecuador, to find gold, spices and the legendary El Dorado. But an accident, we finally part of the team led by Pizarro, and finally along the land returned to Ecuador. Finally, only Germany, Austria and Eastern Reilly Maliana and part of the team to the Amazon delta, after arrived in the Caribbean.
German and Austrian Raleigh yana line, along the repeated experience dangerous, often attacked by the indigenous. They had encountered a tribe, the soldiers are all female. Later this spread out, creating a sensation, put the tribal people known as the Amazon (decisions based on ancient Greek mythology, the female warrior), river and hence the name.

Coral Sea-The world's largest sea

Coral Sea information:

What is the world's largest sea?

Coral Sea is the world's largest sea.

Coral Sea area of ​​4,791,000 square kilometers total, the Coral Sea is the world's largest sea. Coral reefs due to a large number of named, to the most famous Great Barrier Reef, the world famous Great Barrier Reef on the distribution in the sea. The same base as the city of Coral Sea, Torres Strait from the south of the Tropic of Capricorn to the far north and south stretches stretching 2400 km from east to west 150 km 2, with a total area of ​​80,000 square kilometers, is the world's largest coral body, most of a hidden underwater reef, only a few top of the exposed surface of the water coral island, is an obstacle in traffic.

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Location of the Coral Sea:

Coral Sea in the Pacific Southwest. Located in the Coral Sea east of Australia and New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Hebrides Islands west of the south of the Solomon Islands, north-south length of about 2,250 kilometers (1,400 miles) east-west width of 2,414 km (1,500 miles), an area of ​​4,791,000 square kilometers (1,849,800 square miles). South Tasman Sea, north Solomon Sea, east Pacific, Torres Strait and Arafura Sea W connected.

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Coral Sea hydrology:
Coral Sea is bounded by latitude 15 ° north of the anti-cyclonic circulation, 1 to 3 months under the influence of the monsoon, the South Equatorial Current in the Solomon Islands and New Hebrides Islands Coral Sea
Into the Coral Sea between the flow rate is small, only 15 cm / sec; Coral Sea south of the cyclonic circulation, which is part of the South Equatorial Current in the vicinity of latitude 20 ° on the south eastern Australian continental slope flow, the formation of the East Australian Current, the flow rate of up to 25 to 50 cm / sec (see Figure).

Coral sea water can be divided into three groups. Surface water, from the Solomon Islands and New Hebrides Islands into the Coral Sea between the South Equatorial Current brings water of the equatorial form. The average temperature in February is 25 ~ 29 ° C, 8 month 19 ~ 26 ° C. Salinity in winter and summer are between 34.5 ~ 35.5 ‰. 100 to 200 meters below the surface at the emergence of a high-salt layer, salinity great value 35.9 ‰; mid-water, surface water located below the water level, salinity decreases, to reach the minimum of 1000 meters, about to 34.5 ‰. Water temperature of 5 ° C or so, here it is mid-water core. It originated in the vicinity of the Antarctic convergence zone, in between New Zealand and Fiji Islands, at about latitude 25 ° into the sea; deep water, located in the basin area, the core of temperature and salinity characteristic value of about 1.7 ° C and 34.73 ‰ it originated in the North Atlantic deep water. Mainly semidiurnal waves from the Solomon Islands and into the Coral Sea between New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand in the Tasman Sea to the spread between the main diurnal waves never spread north Tasman Sea. Sea area dominated by irregular semidiurnal tide. Average tidal range, sea area east of the New Hebrides, is 1.3 meters, west of Cairns, up to 4.8 meters.

 

Coral Sea Great Barrier Reef:
Coral Sea is located in the tropics, the water temperature throughout the year at 18-28 ℃, the wind speed here, the sea calm, clean water, is conducive to coral growth. It is famous for the many coral reefs. Here, lies the world's three largest coral reef, which is the Great Barrier Reef, Ta Gula Reef and New Caledonia Barrier Reef. Great Barrier Reef, the largest, located in northeastern Australia, only 16 kilometers offshore the nearest and most distant of 240 kilometers. Great Barrier Reef like a long belt decumbens there, more than 2,000 kilometers long from east to west at its widest point of 150 kilometers, an area of ​​about 80,000 square kilometers. It is mostly hidden in the underwater reef, a coral island of the sea surface. More than 500 coral islands, dotted with scattered over 900 square kilometers of sea, like a column castle, guarding Australia's northeast coastal defense. Island of lush tropical jungle, lush; next to the silver white sandy beaches, blue sea beach under the outside can see colorful coral reef platform. This sunny, fresh air, clean water, rocky reefs, marine life has become a paradise.

Coral Sea submarine topography generally sloping from west to east, with an average water depth of 2394 m, 3000-4000 m water depth in most places, the most up to 9174 m depth is, therefore, the Coral Sea is one of the world's deepest sea. Latitude 20 ° north of the Coral Sea seabed mainly submarine plateau, the plateau north of the Coral Sea basin. South Solomon trench depth 7,316 meters (24,002 feet), the New Hebrides trench depth of 7,540 meters (25,134 feet). In addition, the Ta Gula northern barrier reef, southeast of New Caledonia Barrier Reef of Australia to eastern Asia, Hong Kong must pass through the eastern route. Subtropical air in groups of sharks, so the Coral Sea, also known as "shark sea."
Coral Sea water very clean, the Coral Sea water salinity and transparency is high, the water dark blue. Around the Coral Sea into the little river, which is the Coral Sea water pollution one of the reasons. And warm due to the impact of the continental shelf zone temperature increased, the Coral Sea is located near the equator, so it's the water temperature is also high, year round water temperature is above 20 ℃, the hottest month of even more than 28 ℃. These are conducive to coral growth. Coral reef in the northeastern coast of Australia in the 16 ~ 241 km outside the Great Barrier Reef is the largest, up to 2012 km; coral reefs for marine plant and animal life and provides excellent habitat conditions. Coral Sea sharks in the rich, but also producing herring, sea turtles, sea cucumbers, pearl and so on.

 

Coral Sea Climate:
Coral Sea is a tropical maritime climate. January average temperature of the Coral Sea north of 28 ° C, the southern 26 ~ 27 ° C; north of 22 ~ 26 ° C, the southern 18 ~ 22 ° C; annual temperature little north of 4 ° C, south of 6 ° C. Less precipitation in the Coral Sea, north of about 10 mm in January, in the southern 5-8 mm. Coral Sea in the southern hemisphere trade winds belt, the prevalence of easterly or southeasterly winds, the wind speed in January the entire sea area of about 5 m / s, the north in July, 5-6 m / s, south of 6 to 7 m / sec. Coral relatively calm water, these conditions are very suitable for the growth of corals, the coral will be small and shallow-water beach in the continental shelf growth and reproduction, development of a large number of coral reefs. These reefs generally only slightly above the surface, mottled colors in the clear blue water dotted in, showing a beautiful tropical scenery.