The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS), also popularly known as the Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, is a marine region that stretches over 1,126 kilometres (700 mi) along the coasts of four countries – Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras – from Isla Contoy at the northern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula south to Belize ...

The Mesoamerican Reef region lies within the Caribbean Sea and touches the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. It contains the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, stretching nearly 700 miles from the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula down through the Honduran Bay Islands.

2019年2月11日 · One of the largest coral reefs in the world, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, also known as the Mesoamerican Reef or Great Mayan Reef, extends more than 600 miles from Isla Contoy at the northern tip of Mexico's …

Stretching for 625 miles along the coast of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico, the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) is the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. It encompasses a rich mosaic of beaches and dunes, coastal wetlands, lagoons, mangrove forests, seagrass beds and coral reefs.

2024年12月28日 · The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, also known as The Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, is the most extensive barrier reef system in the Western Hemisphere. Running more than 700 miles along the eastern coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, the reef has been an adventurers’ paradise for centuries.

The Mesoamerican Reef is the largest transboundary reef system in the world and contains the world's second longest barrier reef. The system stretches across four countries, along more than 1,000 km of coastline and is a hotspot for biodiversity including endangered marine turtles, more than 60 types of corals and more than 500 fish species.

2024年1月12日 · The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, or the Great Mayan Reef, is a beautiful and ecologically significant wonder in the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, spanning from Isla Contoy to Belize, Guatemala, and …

2003年3月24日 · These include some of the most diverse coral reefs in the western Atlantic in barrier and fringing reefs, atolls and patch corals, lagoons, sea grass beds, and mangrove systems - all providing critical habitats for threatened species and supporting thousands of coastal communities in both food security and livelihoods.

The Mesoamerican Reef System, spanning 462,000 km², is the second-largest reef in the world, essential for biodiversity and the local economy. It suffers from habitat loss and overexploitation due to unsustainable fishing practices, coastal infrastructure, and climate change.

Stretching nearly 1,000km from the northern tip of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and the Caribbean coasts of Belize and Guatemala to the Bay Islands off northern Honduras, the Mesoamerican Reef is the largest reef system in the Americas and only second in …