Astronaut Photography of Coral Reefs
Chapter 9: Middle Eastern Seas

STS078-748-11

STS078-748-11
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The island of Bahrain, together with platform reef structures. Active coral growth is limited to only small areas of these platforms [STS078-748-11, 1996].
World Atlas of Coral ReefsThis is one of 84 astronaut photographs that appear in the World Atlas of Coral Reefs, published by the University of California Press.

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