Chesterfield Reefs

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Chesterfield Reefs are a remote group of coral reefs in the Coral Sea, known for their rich marine biodiversity and largely uninhabited, pristine environment.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chesterfield Reefs canonical 2
Bampton Reefs 1
Chesterfield Reef 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll complex ⓘ
coral reef system ⓘ
access only by boat ⓘ
administeredBy France ⓘ
claimedBy Australia ⓘ
France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
distanceFromMajorPopulationCenters hundreds of kilometers offshore ⓘ
environment largely uninhabited ⓘ
relatively pristine ⓘ
remote ⓘ
hasEcosystemType pelagic marine ecosystem ⓘ
tropical coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature coral reefs ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ
sand cays ⓘ
small islets ⓘ
hasNavigationHazard shallow reefs ⓘ
submerged coral heads ⓘ
hasStatus ecologically significant area ⓘ
sparsely visited ⓘ
humanPopulation no permanent residents ⓘ
importantFor regional marine biodiversity conservation ⓘ
knownFor important habitat for pelagic fish ⓘ
important habitat for sharks ⓘ
relatively undisturbed coral ecosystems ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
sea turtle nesting sites ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
locatedEastOf Australia ⓘ
locatedIn Coral Sea ⓘ
Melanesia region ⓘ
linked to: Melanesia

South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedNorthwestOf New Caledonia ⓘ
marineBiodiversity rich ⓘ
nearestLargeLandmass New Caledonia ⓘ
partOf Coral Sea Islands region ⓘ
French Southern and Antarctic Lands exclusive economic zone ⓘ
wider Coral Sea reef systems ⓘ
sovereigntyDispute France–Australia maritime claims ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coral bleaching ⓘ
illegal fishing ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
visitedBy recreational divers ⓘ
scientific expeditions ⓘ
yachts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chesterfield Islands → hasPart → Chesterfield Reefs ⓘ
Chesterfield Islands → hasPart → Bampton Reefs ⓘ
linked to: Chesterfield Reefs
Loop Islet → locatedNear → Chesterfield Reef ⓘ
linked to: Chesterfield Reefs
Bampton Island (sand cay) → partOf → Chesterfield Reefs ⓘ