1350-6627 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6623 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6625 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6620 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6616 - Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1350-6615 - Palms and old pier in Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system.
Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.
1348-3406 - Satellite view of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, off Mackay's coast. This image was compiled from data acquired in 2014 by Landsat 8 satellite.
1348-3365 - Satellite view of the Southern Great Barrier Reef and Fraser Island along Queensland's coastline in north-east Australia. This image was compiled from data acquired in 2014 by Landsat 8 satellite.
1348-3353 - Satellite view of the Northern Great Barrier Reef along the east coast of Cape York Peninsula in north Australia. This image was compiled from data acquired in 2014 by Landsat 8 satellite.
1348-3407 - Satellite view of the Great Barrier Reef. It extends along most of Queensland's coastline in north-east Australia, from Torres Strait and Cape York peninsula down to Fraser Island
860-290064 - Coral reef in the lagoon in Mayotte. A week end in Mayotte, along the S pass to admire the reef and the magnificent corals that compose it.
832-389413 - Graphic structure on underside of Red Pillow Starfish (Halithyle regularis), detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389404 - Soft coral, leather coral (Lobophytum) with semi-enclosed polyps, detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389414 - Limestone skeleton of the Klunzinger soft coral (Dendronephthya klunzingeri), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389415 - Colony of coral polyps in brain corallae (Physogyra lichtensteini), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Australia, Oceania
832-389419 - Slice anemone, Giant Cup Mushroom (Amplexidiscus fenestrafer), detail with mouth, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389418 - Open coral polyps on the trunk of a soft coral (Dendronephthya), coral, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389420 - Detail of toxic Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), spines, crown of thorns, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-387973 - Swarm of fish Bigeye trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus) swims over coral reef, Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Coral Sea, Pacific, Australia, Oceania
832-387975 - Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) swim with open head fins in blue water, Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
832-387959 - Two Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) swims with open mouth over sandy bottom, from the front, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
832-387974 - Swarm of fish Blackfin barracudas (Sphyraena qenie), swimming in blue water, Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
832-387960 - Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) swimming in front of mouth, reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) with curled up head fins, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
832-387961 - Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi), silhouette, swimming in blue water, back light, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
832-387977 - Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) from front, back light, Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Coral Sea, Pacific, Australia, Oceania