Ambergris is less dense than water and floats, whereas amber is less dense than stone, but too dense to float.

Ambergris is the waxy aromatic substance created in the intestines of sperm whales and was used in making perfumes both in ancient times as well as modern.

Ambergris ( or,, Ambre gris, ambergrease or grey amber ) is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray or blackish color produced in the digestive system of and regurgitated or defecated by sperm whales.

Ambergris is usually passed in the fecal matter.

Ambergris that forms a mass too large to be passed through the intestines is expelled via the mouth, leading to the reputation of ambergris as primarily coming from whale vomit.

Ambergris is found in lumps of various shapes and sizes, weighing from 15 g (~ ½ oz ) to 50 kg ( 110 pounds ) or more.

Ambergris is relatively nonreactive to acid.

In Belize, off the island of Ambergris Caye, there is a popular marine sanctuary, Hol Chan, where divers and snorkelers often gather to watch stingrays and nurse sharks drawn to the area by tour operators who feed the animals.

Ambergris should not be confused with yellow amber, which is used in jewelry.

Telus has an estimated 9000 employees in the Philippines where it is known as Telus International, Inc. ( formerly Ambergris Solutions ) as part of its global expansion.

San Pedro Town, which is situated on the island of Ambergris Caye, is also in the Belize District.

Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize ; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, St. George's Caye, Caye Chapel, English Caye and Goff's Caye.

Its main town is San Pedro on Ambergris Caye.

The island of Ambergris Caye is geographically close to Corozal District, but it is a part of Belize District.

San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America.

* AmbergrisCaye. com-San Pedro is the only town on Ambergris Caye.

Ambergris Caye, pronounced, is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea.

San Pedro Town is the largest settlement and only town on Ambergris.

* AmbergrisCaye. com-San Pedro is the only town on Ambergris Caye.

* Natural History Magazine Article ( from 1933 ): Floating Gold -- The Romance of Ambergris

* " The Origin of Ambergris " excerpted from Floating Gold by Christopher Kemp

In the meantime Ambergris Caye can also be reached by ferry from Chetumal in Mexico.

In 2000 scientists from the San Diego Zoo's division of Conservation and Research for Endangered Species ( CRES ), under the direction of Conservation Research Fellow Dr. Glenn Gerber translocated 218 iguanas from Big Ambergris and Little Water Cay where their populations were threatened to four uninhabited cays within the Turks and Caicos reserve system.

Ambergris occurs as a biliary secretion of the intestines of the sperm whale and can be found floating upon the sea, or in the sand near the coast.

Ambergris can be found in the Atlantic Ocean and on the coasts of Brazil, Madagascar, the East Indies, The Maldives, China, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Molucca islands.

Ambergris has been mostly known for its use in creating perfume and fragrance much like musk.

Many coral reefs, cays, and islands to the east — such as Ambergris Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Glover Reef, and the Turneffe Islands — are part of Belize's territory, forming the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.

* Ambergris: Lumps of oxidized fatty compounds, whose precursors were secreted and expelled by the sperm whale.

Jerry Weiss went on to start the similarly-styled group Ambergris.

Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker are considered two of the country's primary tourism areas.

The larger islands are Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, St. George's Caye, and the Turneffe Islands.

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