iGreat Barrier Reef, e-Australia

Ulwazi

I-Great Barrier Reef, ethe ntonjeni ye-Queensland, e-Australia, iyimfihlelo yemvelo yeqiniso kunye nesixeko esikhulu seekhorali emhlabeni. Le ndawo ye-UNESCO World Heritage ibaleka ngaphezu kweekhilomitha eziyi-2,300, ibandakanya iireef ezingama-3,000 ezizodwa kunye neziqithi eziyi-900. Ireefu iyindawo yokuphumla kubagibeli kunye nabathanda ukuncuma, inika ithuba elikhethekileyo lokuhlola umphakathi ophilayo ophantsi kwamanzi ogcwele ubomi bamanzi, kuquka iintlobo ezingaphezu kwe-1,500 zeentlanzi, iikhukhu zasemanzini ezimangalisayo, kunye needolphin ezijolise kumphakathi.

Nokuba ukhetha ukungena emanzini acwecweleyo ukuze ubone iigadi zeekhorali ezinemibala okanye uthatha uhambo lwezindiza oluhle phezu kweereeefu ezibanzi ukuze ubambe ubuhle bayo obumangalisayo ukusuka phezulu, i-Great Barrier Reef iyindawo engalibalekiyo. Abavakashi banokujabulela ukuhamba kwiindawo eziqithi, ukuphumla kwiibhishi ezithule, okanye ukuzibandakanya kwiimidlalo zamanzi ezithokozisayo. Ngobushushu bayo obutsha be tropiki, i-Great Barrier Reef iyindawo yokuphumla unyaka wonke, nangona ixesha lokomisa ukusuka kuJuni ukuya ku-Okthobha linika iimeko ezilungileyo zokuhlola ireefu.

Kwabo bafuna amava angaphezulu, uhambo oluqhutywayo kunye nezindlu zokuhlala ezihlala zikhathalela imvelo zinika ulwazi malunga nemizamo yokugcina ukuvikeleka kwale ndawo ibuthathaka. I-Great Barrier Reef ayisiyondawo kuphela; iyintshukumo kwiindawo zemvelo ezimangalisayo zomhlaba, ithembisa amava aphakamileyo kunye nezikhumbuzo eziza kuhlala ixesha elide.