Middleton Reef

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Middleton Reef is a remote coral reef and atoll in the Tasman Sea, known as one of the southernmost true coral reefs in the world and part of Australia’s offshore marine reserves.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Middleton Reef canonical 3
Middleton Reef seamount 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
coral reef
marine protected area
access restricted
administeredBy Australian Government
Parks Australia
country Australia
designatedAs marine reserve
distanceFrom Lord Howe Island region
linked to: Lord Howe Island
ecosystemType tropical coral reef ecosystem
governedBy Australian marine park regulations
hasConservationValue important for climate change monitoring
important for coral reef research
hasFeature lagoon
reef flat
shipwrecks
submerged reef platform
hasHabitatType coral reef habitat
lagoonal habitat
pelagic habitat
hasLegalStatus Commonwealth marine park
humanPopulation uninhabited
isOneOf southernmost true coral reefs in the world
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
knownFor biodiversity
important habitat for migratory species
remote location
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Tasman Sea
offshore waters of New South Wales
near Elizabeth Reef
Lord Howe Island
partOf Commonwealth Marine Reserve network
Coral Sea–Tasman Sea reef systems
Lord Howe Marine Park
protectionStatus highly protected zone
region southwestern Pacific
supports coral communities
marine turtle populations
reef fish communities
seabird populations
shark populations
threat climate change
coral bleaching
illegal fishing
usedFor limited recreational diving
scientific research

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Howe Rise contains Middleton Reef
Coral Sea Islands Territory contains Middleton Reef
subject linked to: Coral Sea Islands region
Elizabeth Reef hasNearbyFeature Middleton Reef
Lord Howe Seamount Chain hasPart Middleton Reef seamount
linked to: Middleton Reef