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An atoll is a type of coral reef, shaped like a ring, that surrounds a lagoon. The Islands are all the surface expression of a single underlying structure (the top of a volcano).
An archipelago is a group, chain or cluster of islands surrounded by a large body of water, usually the open sea.
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What we called a group of islands?
archipelago, atoll
What do you call a group of islands?
An Atoll is the name used to refer to a group of related coral islands.
Is the Great Barrier Reef an atoll?
No. The Great Barrier Reef is not a single atoll, but atolls do form part of it. The Great Barrier Reef is a series of atolls, islands and reefs extending for a length of approximately 2300km.
What is a type of small island?
A small island may be an atoll, bar, cay, isle, islet, keyTaken from an answer by DynotechRead more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What is a type of small island#ixzz2WD18HCrM
Can you give a sentence using the word Archipelago?
An archipelago is an island chain. The canoes traveled between the islands of the archipelago.
What archipelago lies between Florida and Haiti?
The archipelago that lies between Florida and Haiti is the Bahamas. An archipelago is a group of islands or island chain.
What is a land form that starts with the letter z?
· abyssal fan · abyssal plain · ait · alas · alluvial fan · anabranch · arch · archipelago · arête · arroyo · atoll · ayre
A sentence using the word archipelago?
An archipelago is a group of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
What is the archipelago between Borneo and Mindanao?
Sulu
The worlds largest archipelago or group of islands is the Malay archipelago Where is the Malay archipelago?
Between the mainland southern Asia and Australia in the indian and pacific oceans. Hope I helped:)
Why is Bikini Atoll so important?
Between 1946 and 1958, Bikini Atoll was used to test nuclear bombs and the bikini swim wear was named after the islands.
What is the absolute location of Malay archipelago?
The Malay Archipelago is located between mainland southeast Asia and Australia. The absolute location of the Malay Archipelago is 2o56'S, 107o55'E.
