USGS Multimedia Gallery: Diverse Corals of Hurricane Hole Bays

Title: Diverse Corals of Hurricane Hole Bays

Description: Some of the corals in these bays are so large that they must have been growing here before the bleaching event in 2005. The Mountainous Star Coral (Montastraea faveolata) (background) is one of the largest colonies in these mangroves. In the foreground is the Flower Coral (Eusmilia fastigiata).

Location: VI, USA

Date Taken: Mar 1 2009

Photographer: Caroline Rogers , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Type: JPEG image - 10.71 MB
Dimensions: 2988 x 2556
Resolution: 72 dpi

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