Sula Reef

The Sula Reef (Norwegian: Sularevet) is a deep-water coral reef off the coast of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. It is located on the Sula Ridge, named after the island of Sula. The reef is generated by the coral Lophelia pertusa. It has a length of about 13 kilometers (8.1 mi), and is 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide. The thickness of the reef is up to 35 meters (115 ft). Until the discovery of the Røst Reef in 2002, the Sula Reef was the world's largest known Lophelia reef.[1] The Sula Reef is closed to trawling.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Grønli, Kristin Straumsheim (10 June 2002). "Korallrev: sakte og skjørt" (in Norwegian). forskning.no. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Fosså, Jan Helge. "Havets ressurser og miljø 2009. Økosystem Norskehavet. Ikke-kommersielle bestander. Bunndyr" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

Coordinates: 64°10′30.92″N 8°17′6.17″W / 64.1752556°N 8.2850472°W / 64.1752556; -8.2850472

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