Growing just below the low tide line, hard, encrusting corals, Montipora sp., cover a shallow area near a liveaboard's anchorage

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Hard encrusting corals, Montipora sp., cover a reef just below the low tide line as a dive liveaboard lays at anchor in the distance. Mary Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean.

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Size: 9000px × 6000px
Location: Mary Island, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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