Indispensable Reefs
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The Indispensable Reefs are a chain of three large coral atolls in the Coral Sea. They are located about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Rennell Island. The chain stretches over a length of Script error: No such module "convert". and its average width is Script error: No such module "convert"..
Administratively the Indispensable Reef belongs to the Rennell and Bellona Province of Solomon Islands. They are locally called "Goto'akau".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The three atolls are steep-to and each encloses a large deep lagoon. They are separated by deep passages Script error: No such module "convert". wide. The atolls of the Indispensable Reef are aligned in a NW-SE direction:[1]
- North Reef is Script error: No such module "convert". long, and up to Script error: No such module "convert". wide. The rim of the atoll has two narrow openings in the north and northwest. The reef has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., including lagoon and reef flat. There are no islets.
- Middle Reef is Script error: No such module "convert". long. Little Nottingham Islet is a small islet located near the centre of the reef. Besides its main lagoon, Middle Reef has a separate smaller northern lagoon. The total area is about Script error: No such module "convert"..
- South Reef is Script error: No such module "convert". long and up to Script error: No such module "convert". wide. It encloses a lagoon Script error: No such module "convert". deep. The total area exceeds Script error: No such module "convert"..
History
The ship Neptune struck Indispensable Reef on 3 August 1868, and was lost. The crew was rescued by the SS Boomerang.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
During the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942, two Japanese carrier attack planes B5N2 (EI-306 and probably EI-302) flying reconnaissance mission from the carrier Shokaku ditched on Indispensable Reef due to lack of fuel.[2]
In 1983, the Solomon Islands Government apprehended a vessel from Taiwan that had been poaching the giant clam stocks around Indispensable Reef.[3] Corals and endangered fish species are also being plundered for the aquarium trade.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
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References
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- ↑ LUNDSTROM, John B. The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2005. Template:ISBN. page 205
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080120072247/http://solomonislands.com.sb/indispensablereefs.html
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- Sunken ships: [1]
- Ecological concern: [2]
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