I-Snorkeling umsebenzi wamaholide odume kakhulu osivumela ukuthi sibuke ngokuzilibazisa futhi sihlole imihlaba engaziwa ngaphansi kolwandle.
Kungasishiya nezinkumbulo ezithile zokuphila konke. Kodwa yiziphi izilwandle nezilwandle ezihamba phambili ukuze abatshuzi be-snorkel nabatshuzi bazizwele?
Ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha balinganisele amazwe angcono kakhulu asebenzisa i-snorkeling emhlabeni jikelele, ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezifana nezindawo zama-coral reef, izinhlobo zezinhlanzi, nohambo olutholakalayo lwe-snorkeling.
Ngokusho kochwepheshe, amazwe ayi-10 ahamba phambili emhlabeni jikelele nge-snorkeling:
- Australia – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 48,960, Fish Species – 4,934, Snorkeling Tours – 97, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 12.41
- Maldives – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 8.920, Fish Species – 1,122, Snorkeling Tours – 21, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 0.45
- I-United States – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 3,770, Fish Species – 3,074, Snorkeling Tours – 251, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 3.8
- I-Cuba – I-Coral Reef Area (km2) – 3,020, Izinhlobo Zezinhlanzi – 1,103, I-Snorkeling Tours – 44, I-Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 1.81
- Bahamas – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 3,150, Fish Species – 884, Snorkeling Tours – 43, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 1.55
- Papua New Guinea – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 13,840, Fish Species – 2,858, Snorkeling Tours – 61, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 1.02
- Philippines – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 25,060, Fish Species – 3,339, Snorkeling Tours – 91, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 3.03
- Indonesia – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 51,020, Fish Species – 4,772, Snorkeling Tours – 166, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 30.93
- I-Fiji – I-Coral Reef Area (km2) – 10,020, Izinhlobo Zezinhlanzi – 1,302, I-Snorkeling Tours – 20, I-Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 0.25
- IMicronesia – Coral Reef Area (km2) – 4,340, Fish Species – 1,230, Snorkeling Tours – 25, Sea Temperature Spread (C) – 3.46
I-United States of America ibeke isithathu ngokuhlanganyela neCuba endaweni ehamba phambili yokushushuluza emhlabeni.
I-US inenombolo yesi-7 ephezulu yezinhlobo zezinhlanzi emazweni angu-50, okusho ukuthi cishe uzobona izinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu zezinhlanzi lapha.
Kuphinde kube yikhaya leFlorida Reef, isistimu yesithathu ngobukhulu emhlabeni, okwenza iTallahassee indawo ephambili yabashushumbisi bezinhlanzi.
e-Australia, ngeGreat Barrier Reef yayo eyake yaduma, ibalwa njengendawo engcono kakhulu ongayivakashela emhlabeni ngokusabalala kwe-snorkeling.
Kuyikhaya lendawo yesibili ngobukhulu yezixhobo zamakhorali emhlabeni elingana ne-17.22% yendawo yonke yomhlaba yamakhorali!
Ngokumangalisayo, ulwandle lwase-Australia lunikela ngo-0% ekukhishweni kukadoti wepulasitiki, okusho ukuthi lugcina ulwandle lwethu luhlanzekile.
AmaMaldives ukuthatha indawo yesibili yendawo ehamba phambili yokushwibilika emanzini emhlabeni, okuyikhaya cishe ku-3.14% wezixhobo zamakhorali eziphelele emhlabeni.
Izinga lokushisa lolwandle eliphansi elingu-0.45% lisho ukuthi cishe uzodinga kuphela isethi eyodwa yegiya kanye ne-wetsuit eyodwa noma yikuphi lapho uya khona u-snorkeling lapha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- It's also home to Florida Reef, the third-largest coral reef system in the world, making Tallahassee a prime destination for snorkelers.
- It's home to the second largest area of coral reef in the world which equates to 17.
- Ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha balinganisele amazwe angcono kakhulu asebenzisa i-snorkeling emhlabeni jikelele, ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezifana nezindawo zama-coral reef, izinhlobo zezinhlanzi, nohambo olutholakalayo lwe-snorkeling.