AMAZON OF THE OCEAN
Explore the lively reefs of Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle
WORDS JENNIFER LEMAN
Komodo National Park, Coral Triangle
The Coral Triangle is a vast network of coral reefs that dot the waters surrounding the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua NewGuinea, the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. Also known as ‘the Amazon of the ocean’, this expansive underwater ecosystem in Southeast Asia is a hotspot for marine biodiversity, hosting 30 per cent of the world’s coral reefs and spanning 2.3 million square miles. From humpback whales to humphead wrasses, a wide variety of sea creatures survive and thrive along the reefs of the Coral Triangle.