Barrier Reef in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Barrier Reef in the English»Spanish Dictionary

barrier [Am ˈbɛriər, Brit ˈbarɪə] N

I.reef2 [Am rif, Brit riːf] N NAUT

Barrier Reef in the PONS Dictionary

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A barrier reef forms a calcareous barrier around an island resulting in a lagoon between the shore and the reef.
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It consists of a ring-shaped barrier reef and several sand islets.
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It encompasses 700 square km and is protected by a double barrier reef system.
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The barrier reef encircling this lagoon is narrow and has four passages through it west of the island.
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It consists of a 6-mile (10 km) wide nearly circular barrier reef surrounding a shallow lagoon and several sand islets.
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It formed the world's largest barrier reef, 3001,000 m (9803,300 ft) from shore, stretching for 2,000 km (1,200 mi).
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