Kure Atoll Reef (IMAGE)

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Kure Atoll Reef

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Kure Atoll, the northernmost reef in the Hawaiian archipelago, hosts mesophotic reefs with the highest level endemic species, or those unique to a specific location, found in any marine ecosystem on Earth.

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Bishop Museum and NOAA

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