Knowra Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a tropical sea of the western Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Central America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and northern South America.
Atlantic Ocean : The Atlantic Ocean is the ocean separating the Americas from Europe and Africa. The Caribbean Sea is a marginal sea within the Atlantic Ocean.
Caribbean Current : The Caribbean Current is a westward-flowing surface current that crosses the Caribbean Sea. It carries Atlantic water through the basin toward the Yucatán Channel.
Caribbean tectonics : Caribbean tectonics is the interaction of the Caribbean Plate with surrounding plates and their boundaries. Plate interactions created the sea basin, trenches, and volcanic island arc.
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System : The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is a long coral reef extending along Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. It is the Caribbean's largest reef system and supports coastal ecosystems and tourism.
Sargassum influxes in the Caribbean : Sargassum influxes are unusually large arrivals of floating brown algae on Caribbean shores. Mass strandings disrupt beaches, coastal ecosystems, and tourism.
Caribbean Plate : The Caribbean Plate is a tectonic plate underlying much of the Caribbean Sea and surrounding regions. Its boundaries and motion shaped the basin and island arcs.
Loop Current : The Loop Current is a warm current that flows through the Gulf of Mexico and exits into the Atlantic. It continues the transport of Caribbean water through the Gulf.
Cayman Trough : The Cayman Trough is a deep, narrow oceanic basin between Cuba and Jamaica. It marks an active transform boundary within the Caribbean Plate.
Caribbean coral reefs : Caribbean coral reefs are reef ecosystems built primarily by reef-forming corals in tropical waters. They provide habitat, shoreline protection, and tourism resources around the sea.
Coral bleaching : Coral bleaching is the loss of symbiotic algae from coral tissue, often caused by heat stress. Marine heatwaves have caused widespread bleaching across Caribbean reefs.
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