Living Cold-Water Coral Reef Discovered Off Greenland

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Ivittuut, Greenland. Photo source: ©© Visit Greenland

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By sheer coincidence, Canadian researchers have discovered a reef of living cold-water corals in southern Greenland.

There are several species of coral in Greenland, but this is the first time that an actual reef has been found. The newly discovered living reef is located off Cape Desolation south of Ivittuut, and lies at a depth of 900 metres in a spot with very strong currents, making it difficult to reach…

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