The Bermuda Islands, in 32 DEG 15' N., is the point furthest removed from the equator, in which they appear to exist; and it has been suggested that their extension so far northward in this instance is owing to the warmth of the Gulf Stream.
"Coral-Reefs"
Darwin, Charles
In the Red Sea there are coral-reefs in latitude 30 DEG.
"Coral-Reefs"
Darwin, Charles
In the Southern Pacific there are only a few reefs beyond the line of the tropics, but Houtmans Abrolhos, on the western shores of Australia in latitude 29 DEG S., are of coral formation.
"Coral-Reefs"
Darwin, Charles