Illustrations de la valeur universelle exceptionnelle potentielle en haute mer
30 juillet 2016
En 2016, l'UICN et l'UNESCO ont publié la premiere analyse scientifique globale des zones marines situées au-delà des limites de la juridiction nationale qui pourraient satisfaire à au moins un des quatre critères de sélection de patrimoine mondial. Ces illustrations incluaient le Café des requins blancs, le Dôme thermal du Costa Rica, la Mer des Sargasses, le Champ hydrothermal de la Cité perdue, et l'Atlantis Bank.
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11 photos
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Signature of the World Heritage Convention by René Maheu, UNESCO Director-General, 23/11/1972.
Copyright : © UNESCO
Date : 23/11/1972
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Diverse coral gardens and complex sea-cliff deep-sea communities characterized by large anemones, large sponges and octocorals at the Atlantis Bank, South West Indian Ocean.
Copyright : © The Natural Environment Research Council and IUCN/GEF Seamounts Project C/O Alex D Rogers.
Date : 09/12/2011
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Humpback whale in the Sargasso Sea.
Copyright : © Andrew Stevenson
Auteur : Andrew Stevenson
Date : 18/04/2011
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Photomosaic of a 13 m-tall carbonate chimney called Ryan. Long term seepage of fluids from steep cliffs bounding the eastern side of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field has resulted in beautiful arrays of narrow pinnacles that reach many tens of meters in height.
Copyright : © Credit: D.S. Kelley and M. Elend, School of Oceanography, University of Washington.
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The three-story-tall actively venting carbonate tower called IMAX protrudes from the north face of a much larger edifice called Poseidon in the Lost City Hydrothermal Field. Poseidon rises ~60 m above the surrounding seafloor. The area has been active for >120,000 years.
Copyright : © Credit: D.S. Kelley and M. Elend, School of Oceanography, University of Washington.
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Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Shot with Nikon D70s in Ikelite housing, in natural light. Animal estimated at 11-12 feet (3.3 to 3.6 m) in length, age unknown.
Copyright : © Pterantula (Terry Goss) via Wikimedia Commons
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Illustration scientifique du Champ hydrothermal de la Cité perdue
Copyright : © UNESCO / Hugo Salais
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Illustration scientifique de la Mer des Sargasses
Copyright : © UNESCO / Hugo Salais
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Illustration scientifique du Café des requins blancs
Copyright : © UNESCO / Hugo Salais
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Illustration scientifique du Atlantis Bank
Copyright : © UNESCO / Hugo Salais
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Illustration scientifique du Dôme thermal du Costa Rica
Copyright : © UNESCO / Hugo Salais
Pixels : 8268x4961