New Caledonia Barrier Reef

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The New Caledonia Barrier Reef is one of the world’s largest and most pristine coral reef systems, renowned for its exceptional marine biodiversity and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
barrier reef ⓘ
coral reef system ⓘ
country France ⓘ
governedBy French Republic ⓘ
Government of New Caledonia ⓘ
habitatFor corals ⓘ
dugongs ⓘ
giant clams ⓘ
marine turtles ⓘ
reef fish ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
sharks ⓘ
hasConservationObjective preservation of marine biodiversity ⓘ
protection of coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
hasFeature atolls ⓘ
barrier reefs ⓘ
double barrier reef sections ⓘ
fringing reefs ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus World Heritage property ⓘ
marine protected area (in parts) ⓘ
hasUNESCOSiteID 1115 ⓘ
knownFor exceptional marine biodiversity ⓘ
extensive lagoon system ⓘ
high level of endemism ⓘ
pristine coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn New Caledonia ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems ⓘ
Melanesia biogeographic region ⓘ
linked to: Melanesia

New Caledonia lagoon system ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the largest coral reef systems in the world ⓘ
one of the most intact large coral reef systems ⓘ
surrounds Grande Terre (main island of New Caledonia) ⓘ
linked to: Grande Terre
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coral bleaching ⓘ
cyclones ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory natural site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2008 ⓘ
usedFor recreational diving ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Nouméa → nearbyFeature → New Caledonia Barrier Reef ⓘ
subject linked to: Nouméa, New Caledonia
New Caledonia Barrier Reef → partOf → Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonia Barrier Reef
New Caledonia Barrier Reef → partOf → New Caledonia lagoon system ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonia Barrier Reef
Grande Terre → surroundedBy → New Caledonia Barrier Reef ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in France → includesSite → Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonia Barrier Reef
World Heritage Sites in France → includesSite → Lagoons of New Caledonia ⓘ
linked to: New Caledonia Barrier Reef