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The Reef
The Reef may refer to: Places * The Reef or The Rand, alternative names for the Witwatersrand, a north-facing scarp in South Africa * Great Barrier Reef or "The Reef", the planet's largest coral reef * The Reef or The Reefs, a former mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, in what is now Brenton Point State Park Brenton Point State Park is a public recreation area occupying at the southwestern tip of Aquidneck Island in the town of Newport, Rhode Island. The state park offers wide vistas of the Atlantic Ocean where it meets Narragansett Bay. The park ... Arts, entertainment, and media * ''The Reef'' (novel), a 1912 novel by Edith Wharton ** ''The Reef'' (1999 film), a film adaptation of the novel * ''The Reef'' (2010 film), an Australian film ** '' The Reef: Stalked'', a 2022 sequel * ''Shark Bait'' (2006 film), a 2006 South Korean-American animated film also released as ''The Reef'' ** '' The Reef 2: High Tide'', a 2012 sequel {{DEFAULTSORT:Reef, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witwatersrand
The Witwatersrand () (locally the Rand or, less commonly, the Reef) is a , north-facing scarp in South Africa. It consists of a hard, erosion-resistant quartzite metamorphic rock, over which several north-flowing rivers form waterfalls, which account for the name Witwatersrand, meaning "white water ridge" in Afrikaans.Truswell, J.F. (1977). ''The Geological Evolution of South Africa''. pp. 21, 27–28, 33–36. Cape Town: Purnell. This east-west-running scarp can be traced with only one short gap, from Bedfordview (about west of O.R. Tambo International Airport) in the east, through Johannesburg and Roodepoort, to Krugersdorp in the west (see the diagram at left below).Norman, N.; Whitfield, G. (2006) ''Geological Journeys''. pp. 38–49, 60–61. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. The scarp forms the northern edge of a plateau (or ridge) which rises about above the surrounding plains of the Highveld. A number of picturesque Johannesburg suburbs, including Observatory, Linksfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over over an area of approximately . The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, separated from the coast by a channel 100 miles wide in places and over 200 feet deep. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labelled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world in 1997. Australian World Heritage places included it in its list in 2007. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland in 2006. A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which helps to limit the impact of human use, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenton Point State Park
Brenton Point State Park is a public recreation area occupying at the southwestern tip of Aquidneck Island in the town of Newport, Rhode Island. The state park offers wide vistas of the Atlantic Ocean where it meets Narragansett Bay. The park lies adjacent to the Newport Country Club, part of Newport's Ocean Drive Historic District. It is managed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Parks and Recreation, and is overseen by the staff at nearby Fort Adams State Park. History Brenton Point bears the name of Governor William Brenton, an early settler who owned the land as a large farm in the 17th century. Brenton called the area "Hammersmith," a name which survives in the name of Hammersmith Farm, an estate on the point later owned by the family of First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis. In 1776, during the American Revolution, a battery was set up on the southwest part of Brenton Point as a coastal defense. Between 1876 and 1883, lawyer and busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reef (novel)
''The Reef'' is a 1912 novel by American writer Edith Wharton. It was published by D. Appleton & Company. It concerns a romance between a widow and her former lover. The novel takes place in Paris and rural France, but primarily features American characters. While writing the novel, Edith Wharton visited England, Sicily, and Germany, among other locations. In a letter to Bernard Berenson in November 1912, Wharton expressed regret regarding her novel, calling it a “poor miserable lifeless lump”. She wrote, “Anyhow, remember it’s not me, though I thought it was when I was writing it—& that next time I’m going to do something worthwhile!!” Summary George Darrow, an American diplomat residing in London, has remained in contact with his former love, Anna Leath, who previously married another man. Now widowed, she resumes contact with Darrow. Darrow desires to continue the relationship he had with Anna but remains concerned about her commitment to the relationship. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reef (1999 Film)
''The Reef'' (also known as ''Passion's Way'') is a 1999 American-Czech-German made-for-television historical drama film directed by Robert Allan Ackerman based on the book '' The Reef'' by Edith Wharton. It starred Sela Ward, Timothy Dalton, Alicia Witt, Jamie Glover. It was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic in 1996 but did not premiere on CBS until July 25, 1999. Plot In early 20th century France, a young widow renews her love with a man until she discovers that he had a past relationship with one of her new employees, who is a nanny. This makes the two women accuse each other for particular reasons until the end of the movie. Cast * Sela Ward - Anna Leath * Timothy Dalton - Charles Darrow * Alicia Witt - Sophy Viner * Jamie Glover - Owen Leath * Cynthia Harris - Adelaide * Leslie Caron - Regine De Chantelle * Hannah Taylor-Gordon Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born March 6, 1987) is a retired English actress. She made her film debut in the 1993 film ''The House of the Spirits''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reef (2010 Film)
''The Reef'' is a 2010 Australian survival horror film, written, directed and produced by Andrew Traucki in his second feature film (the first being '' Black Water''). The film is about a group of friends who capsize while sailing to Indonesia and are stalked by a great white shark as they try to swim to a nearby island. A spiritual sequel titled '' The Reef: Stalked'', also written, directed and produced by Traucki, was released in 2022, and similarly features a cast of characters trying to survive a great white shark stalking them. Plot Luke (Damian Walshe-Howling) is delivering a yacht to a customer in Indonesia, and invites his friend, Matt (Gyton Grantley), and Matt's girlfriend, Suzie (Adrienne Pickering), to join him as he sails there, along with Matt's sister, Kate (Zoe Naylor), and fellow sailor, Warren (Kieran Darcy-Smith). To get to Indonesia, they must sail through a coral reef. On the second day of their journey, the yacht strikes part of the reef and capsizes when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Bait (2006 Film)
''Shark Bait'' (''The Reef: Shark Bait'' in the UK, Australia and North America, ''Pi's Story'' () in South Korea) is a 2006 computer animated adventure film. The plot revolves around Pi and his attempt to win the heart of Cordelia while dealing with a tiger shark that is terrorizing him and the reef's inhabitants. A critical and commercial failure, the film was panned. Although several well-known actors and comedians were involved in the voiceover work, the film was a box-office bomb. Despite being an American-South Korean co-production, the movie did not receive a theatrical release in the United States. Instead it was released direct to DVD in 2007. A direct-to-DVD sequel, '' The Reef 2: High Tide'' was released in 2012. Plot Pisces, or Pi, is a young orange wrasse living with his parents Pike and Piper in the polluted harbor of Boston, Massachusetts, until a fishing boat scoops them from the sea. Pi's parents help him escape the net, but cannot escape themselves. Before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
