Nine small cays, with a combined area of 9 ha, comprise the Swain Reefs Important Bird Area ( IBA ), identified as such by BirdLife International because together they support over 1 % of the world population of breeding Roseate Terns, and even larger numbers of non-breeding Roseate Terns, with up to 25, 000 individuals recorded there.

In addition, some islands west of and belonging to New Caledonia are also part of the Coral Sea Islands in a geographical sense, such as the Chesterfield Islands and Bellona Reefs.

In 1972, Tonga laid claim to, and invaded, the tide-washed, isolated Minerva Reefs, some 480 kilometers southwest of Nuku ' olofa, to thwart efforts by a private group, Ocean Life Research Foundation, to establish an independent Republic of Minerva ( now the Principality of Minerva ) on the reefs and surrounding quays.

Harry Oppenheimer stadium situated between Klerksdorp and Vaal Reefs is a popular sports field for some of the bigger schools ' athletics competitions.

Algis Budrys praised The Reefs of Space as " a most rewarding piece of science fiction.

Reefs are extremely diverse marine ecosystems hosting over 4, 000 species of fish, massive numbers of cnidaria, mollusks, crustacea, and many other animals.

:* Coral Reefs: 0. 09 % of world

* The Champion Reefs mine was the second deepest underground mine in the world when it was operational reached a depth of 3200mts.

Reefs are left high and dry, and the beaches are covered with stranded fish.

The territory was created in 1969 by the Coral Sea Islands Act ( before, the area was considered part of Queensland ) and extended in 1997 to include Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs nearly 800 km further South, already in the Tasman Sea.

Reefs are built up by corals and other calcium-depositing animals, usually on top of a rocky outcrop on the ocean floor.

Reefs can also grow on other surfaces, which has made it possible to create artificial reefs.

* Republic of Minerva, another libertarian project that succeeded in building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being invaded by troops from Tonga, who formally annexed it before destroying the island.

New Caledonia is made up of a main island, the Grande Terre, and several smaller islands, the Belep archipelago to the north of the Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands to the east of the Grande Terre, the ( Isle of Pines ) to the south of the Grande Terre, the Chesterfield Islands and Bellona Reefs further to the west.

Darwin now had the framework of his theory of natural selection " by which to work ", but he was fully occupied with his career as a geologist and held off writing a sketch of his theory until his book on The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs was completed in May 1842.

Reefs are built up from coral skeletons, and are held together by layers of calcium carbonate produced by coralline algae.

Reefs also provide recreational scuba diving and snorkeling tourism.

* Coral Reefs The Ocean Portal by Smithsonian Institution.

Reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated waters.

Reefs that rose too slowly could become drowned reefs, covered by so much water that there was insufficient light.

In 1842 in his first monograph, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Charles Darwin set out his theory of the formation of atoll reefs, an idea he conceived during the voyage of the Beagle.

Reefs around tropical islands and atolls drop abruptly to great depths, and do not have a floor.

Reefs grow as polyps and other organisms deposit calcium carbonate, the basis of coral, as a skeletal structure beneath and around themselves, pushing the coral head's top upwards and outwards.

Reefs are threatened well beyond coastal areas.

Reefs also grow unaided on marine structures such as oil rigs.

Coral Reefs in the South China Sea.

Coral Reefs Demonstration Sites in the South China Sea.

National Reports on Coral Reefs in the Coastal Waters of the South China Sea.

The province consists of Rennell Island, Bellona Island and the uninhabited Indispensable Reefs.

Reefs extend out to sea from Point Avoid to Golden island with Price Island further out.

These engines comprise specialised devices which use some form of stored energy to operate, whether mechanical, chemical, or electromagnetic.

Virgin cave systems comprise some of the last unexplored regions on Earth and much effort is put into trying to locate and enter them.

Like all armoured insects, beetles ' exoskeletons comprise numerous plates called sclerites, some fused, some separated by thin sutures.

The most important mordant dyes are the synthetic mordant dyes, or chrome dyes, used for wool ; these comprise some 30 % of dyes used for wool, and are especially useful for black and navy shades.

A coastal plain, western lowlands, and some 350 islands comprise the remainder of Eritrea's land mass.

In the Roman Catholic ( Latin: sacri ordines ), Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ( ιερωσύνη, ιεράτευμα, Священство ), Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, Independent Catholic churches and some Lutheran churches Holy Orders comprise the three orders of bishop, priest and deacon, or the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders.

It is somewhat difficult to relate this finding to the mammal, however, because in the smaller organism there are many genes ( at least 37 in the nematode ) that are " insulin-like " or " IGF-1-like ", whereas in the mammals insulin-like proteins comprise only seven members ( insulin, IGFs, relaxins, EPIL, and relaxin-like factor ) and have apparently distinct roles with some but less crosstalk.

The South Sandwich Islands ( Spanish name: Islas Sandwich del Sur ) comprise 11 mostly volcanic islands ( excluding tiny satellite islands and offshore rocks ), with some active volcanoes.

The " High Yttrium " concentrate derived from some versions of these comprise about two thirds yttria by weight, and 3 – 4 % ytterbia.

These comprise some of the puzzles that have confronted epistemologists and philosophers of mind from at least the time of René Descartes.

They are generally divided into two subfamilies which in turn comprise some 43 genera.

The NLA was estimated to comprise some 5, 000 men at its peak and some of its members were trained by British SAS and Parachute Regiment officers.

The Maluku Islands comprise some of the most geologically complex and active regions in the world, resulting from its position at the meeting point of four geological plates and two continental blocks.

Former detainees of the labor camp system have reported that Falun Gong practitioners are one of the largest groups of prisoners ; in some labor camp and prison facilities, they comprise the majority of detainees, and are often said to receive the longest sentences and the worst treatment.

The city became the home of a large Jewish community during the 19th century, and by 1897 Jews were estimated to comprise some 37 % of the population.

A few early-music ensembles of the present day must do something similar if they comprise some instruments tuned to A-415 and others to A-440, approximately a semitone apart.

Over the next two decades the Mission prospered, and in 1794 over seventy adobe structures were built in order to provide permanent housing for the Mission Indians, some of which comprise the oldest residential neighborhood in California.

In the past 122 years, Yeshiva University has expanded to comprise some twenty colleges, schools, affiliates, centers, and institutions, with several affiliated hospitals and health care institutions.

Based on the proportion of Cecropia species producing Mullerian bodies in at least some parts of their distribution, myrmecophytes comprise the vast majority ( 80 %) of species in the genus ; most nonmyrmecophytes occur at higher elevations and on islands, where their ants are missing .” ( Berg, Rosselli and Davidson, 2005: page 214 )

Paulus Orosius is not only a widely studied author he also described his own thoughts on his historical methodology in some of the prologues to the volumes that comprise his “ Histories ”.

The origins of some of the techniques studied in the Bujinkan are unclear ; however, some techniques are from the recognized Japanese martial arts traditions that comprise the system.