卫星地图显示澳大利亚北部有1000多个未知的珊瑚礁. Satellite mapping reveals over 1,000 unknown coral reefs in northern Australia.

科学家利用卫星图像绘制了澳大利亚北部一千多个以前未知的珊瑚礁的地图, 揭示出沉积物丰富水域下隐藏着一个庞大的网络. Scientists mapped over 1,000 previously unknown coral reefs in northern Australia using satellite imagery, revealing a vast network hidden beneath sediment-rich waters. 澳大利亚海洋科学研究所领导的这项研究发现了从西澳大利亞到昆士兰, 有近3600个珊瑚和2900个岩石礁. The study, led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, identified nearly 3,600 coral and 2,900 rocky reefs stretching from Western Australia to Queensland. 这份首张全面的地图提供了海洋保护方面的重要数据, 并且是公开可用的. This first comprehensive map provides critical data for marine conservation and is publicly available.