Barrier Islands
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Barrier Islands — (spr. bärrĭer eiländs), die Inseln Otea und Huturu vor dem Haurakigolf (Neuseeland) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Barrier Islands — [ bærɪə aɪləndz], Inselgruppe vor dem Haurakigolf, Neuseeland, nordöstlich von Auckland, bis 722 m über dem Meeresspiegel; Schafzucht, früher Gold , Silber , Kupfererzbergbau. Little Barrier Island steht unter Naturschutz. … Universal-Lexikon
Barrier-Riff — Satellitenfoto des Großen Barriereriffs Das Great Barrier Reef oder Große Barriereriff vor der Küste Australiens ist das größte und wohl beeindruckendste Korallenriff der Erde und wird den sieben Weltwundern der Natur zugerechnet. Im Jahre 1981… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barrier Reef Anemonefish — Taxobox name = Barrier Reef Anemonefish status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Pomacentridae subfamilia = Amphiprioninae genus = Amphiprion species = A. akindynos binomial = Amphiprion… … Wikipedia
Barrier Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Barrier Lake image lake = Barrier Lake Kananaskis Aerial.jpg caption lake = Lake, Hwy 40 and Mount Baldy image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Kananaskis, Alberta coords =… … Wikipedia
barrier island — noun a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore • Hypernyms: ↑island • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Hatteras Island * * * noun : a barrier so broadened as to be much more than a barrier beach; also : a long series of such … Useful english dictionary
barrier reefs — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outer barrier — The outer barrier, also known as the Long Island and New York City barrier islands, refers to the string of barrier islands that divide the lagoons south of Long Island from the Atlantic Ocean. These islands include Coney Island, Long Beach… … Wikipedia
Coastal Barrier Resources Act — The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA, Public Law 97 348) of the United States was enacted October 18, 1982. The United States Congress passed this Act in order to address the many problems associated with coastal barrier development. CBRA… … Wikipedia
Chandeleur Islands — The left image is from 2004 and the right is after Hurricane Katrina, showing the reduction of the islands. The Chandeleur Islands (French: Les Îles de Chandeleur) are a chain of uninhabited barrier islands approximately 50 miles (80 km)… … Wikipedia
