21. Because the island is as-yet undeveloped, the fringing reef system surrounding Klein Bonaire is truly pristine. 22. Unlike the majority of French Polynesian islands, the Marquesas are not surrounded by protective fringing reefs . 23. In 1992 the fringing reef west of Chumbe Island was officially closed to fishing, boating, and diving. 24. A fringing reef extends off the shoreline. 25. Fringing reefs border much of this coast.26. A fringing reef extends from the island. 27. There is a fringing reef which extends about 135 m in the vicinity of the landing place. 28. Another major difference is that barrier reefs tend to be much farther away from shore than fringing reefs . 29. The shoreline is mostly rocky with fringing reefs and no continental shelf, dropping rapidly into the ocean depths. 30. Beach Dinner They sailed that same evening to Basterra Reef, a low sandbar surrounded by a fringing reef .
