# Kimbe Bay

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'''Kimbe Bay''' is a large bay in [West New Britain Province](/source/West_New_Britain), off the northern coast of [New Britain](/source/New_Britain), [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea), at {{coord|5.1666667|S|150.5|E|display=inline,title}}. Kimbe Bay is an important [biodiversity](/source/biodiversity) hotspot. 60 percent of the [coral](/source/coral) species of the entire Indo-Pacific region live here.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/kmb.html |title=The Nature Conservancy |access-date=2006-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203060634/http://www.nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/kmb.html |archive-date=2008-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kimbe Bay is the home of more than 860 [coral reef fish](/source/coral_reef_fish) species.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/papuanewguinea/work/art6726.html |title=The Nature Conservancy |access-date=2006-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211123456/http://www.nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/papuanewguinea/work/art6726.html |archive-date=2011-02-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because of a massive die-off of coral worldwide due to pollution, human activities, and [global warming](/source/global_warming), Kimbe Bay has become increasingly important, since it is seen as one of the last holdouts for coral should the degradation continue. Efforts are currently underway to limit the human impact on the bay.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071207/ap_on_sc/climate_coral_s_last_stand;_ylt=AnZwusaHtLiwhu2RY9mAuIis0NUE Scientists try to save the Coral Triangle]</ref> Due to its beauty it is also a popular [diving](/source/Underwater_diving) site.

== See also ==
* [Stettin Bay](/source/Stettin_Bay)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060819042802/http://www.mikeball.com/png/Diving_kimbe_bay.htm Diving in Kimbe Bay]
* {{cite book |author1=L.A. Nurse |author2=R.F. McLean |author3=J. Agard |author4=L.P. Briguglio |author5=V. Duvat-Magnan |author6=N. Pelesikoti |author7=E. Tompkins |author8=A. Webb |date=2014 |chapter=Small islands |chapter-url=https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-Chap29_FINAL.pdf |title=Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects |editor1=V.R. Barros |editor2=C.B. Field |editor3=D.J. Dokken |editor4=M.D. Mastrandrea |editor5=K.J. Mach |editor6=T.E. Bilir |editor7=M. Chatterjee |editor8=K.L. Ebi |editor9=Y.O. Estrada |editor10=R.C. Genova |editor11=B. Girma |editor12=E.S. Kissel |editor13=A.N. Levy |editor14=S. MacCracken |editor15=P.R. Mastrandrea |editor16=L.L. White |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA |page=1621}}

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