The Sula Reef ( no, Sularevet) is a
deep-water coral reef off the coast of
Trøndelag, Norway. It is located on the
Sula Ridge, named after the island of
Sula. The reef is generated by the coral
Lophelia pertusa
''Lophelia pertusa'', the only species in the genus ''Lophelia'', is a cold-water coral that grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts of the Caribbean Sea and Alboran Sea. Although ''L. pertusa'' reefs are ...
. It has a length of about , and is wide. The thickness of the reef is up to . Until the discovery of the
Røst Reef in 2002, the Sula Reef was the world's largest known Lophelia reef. The Sula Reef is closed to
trawling.
References
Landforms of Trøndelag
Coral reefs
Reefs of the Atlantic Ocean
Reefs of Norway
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