One of the greatest marvels of the marine world, the Belize Barrier Reef runs 190 miles along the Central American country"s Caribbean coast. It"s part of the larger Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System that stretches from Mexico"s Yucatan Peninsula to Honduras and is the second-largest reef in the world behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, the Belize Barrier Reef has remained relatively healthy even as many of the planet"s reefs are threatened by climate change.
Belize Barrier Reef
Today in History
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Shark Awareness Day
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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An opulent backdrop for a historic event
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It s World Poetry Day
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Over and under the delta
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World Whale Day
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Petrified Forest National Park
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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At the shore of an inland sea
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How green is my valley
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Let the Highland games begin
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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Waiting for winter
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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International Rock Day
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Canada s $20 view
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
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Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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International Sloth Day
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Happy Fourth of July!
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It s only Wednesday
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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A timeless view of the night sky
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