The coral reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral  Sea is the Great Barrier Reef. It is the world's largest reef  system, composed of over 2,900 individualâ¦ reefs and stretches for  over 1,400 miles over an area of about 133,000 square miles.
KuttÄb means writers, plural katatÄ«b / katÄtÄ«b. In common Modern Arabic usage, maktab means office while maktabah means library or (place of) study and kuttÄb is a plural word meaning books.n the medieval Islamic world, an elementary school was known as a maktab, which dates back to at least the 10th century. Like madrasahs (which referred to higher education), a maktab was often attached to a mosque.
Ahab behaves (sort of) like a sane man, but his motives are entirely in sane. He resolves to use everything in his power to revenge himself on the White Whale, and agrees to be the captain of the Pequod in order to get an opportunity to pursue his vendetta.