2nd longest reef in the world
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize
The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 m (0.2 mile) offshore in the north and 40 km (25 mile) in the south. It extends for about 300 km (185 miles), making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize’s top tourist destination, attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and vital to its fishing industry [1].
Charles Darwin described it as "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies" in 1842.
