Mapping of Deep Sea Coral Reef
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Scientists have mapped the largest deep-sea coral reef off the US Atlantic coast.
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- While the existence of this reef has been known to scientists since the 1960s, there was no technology to get a clear picture of its dimensions till now.
- A number of scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agency have published maps of the same in the Geomatics journal.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the biggest tropical coral reef system in the world.
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