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Great Barrier Reef

A better than average view of the Great Barrier Reef was captured by SeaWiFS on a recent overpass. There is sunglint northeast of the reef and there appears to be some sort of filamentous bloom in the Capricorn Channel.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published November 15, 1998
Data acquired November 15, 1998

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Collection:
Visible Earth