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What is the difference between an atoll and a high island?
There are a great variety of differences between atolls and high islands, these include how they were formed, the soil quality, population and what they look like. An atoll is a very small ring shaped reef formed of coral enclosing a lagoon while a high island is larger in area because it is formed from volcanic origin. Also, though atolls have high temperatures of tropical weather throughout the year, their vegetation is poor. This is because their soil is usually coarse, gritty, sandy and low in fertility; the reason being is that it is formed form coral itself. Their trees have shallow root systems whilst high islands are more fertile and have a great variety of plantation. That is why high islands are more populated than atolls. High islands are bigger than atolls thus means that high islands have mountain peaks and areas for rivers to flow. Learnt this in Social Studies class.
An island is land completely surrounded by water what geography term is used to describe the opposite of this condition?
There are lakes, which are bodies of water completely surrounded by land (landlocked). Or, there are atolls. Atolls are islands of corals which surround a lagoon, some partially or some completely. Atolls are surrounded by water as well, which means they are just a circle of land surrounding and surrounded by water.
How many islands are there in lakshadweep?
There are a total of 39 islands that make up Lakshadweep. There are twelve atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks. The geography of Lakshadweep changes frequently with growing reefs and fluctuating ocean levels.
The better watered volcanic islands where the economy is based upon agriculture are known as?
high islands
When was Mountain High... Valley Low created?
Mountain High... Valley Low was created in 1998.
What is a synonym for small low islands?
Atolls, cays or keys.
What are features of low islands?
Also called atolls they usuallyb have coral reefs and tropical trees.
Where are Bikini and Enewatak Atolls?
These atolls are both in the Marshall Islands.
What is the difference between an atoll and a high island?
There are a great variety of differences between atolls and high islands, these include how they were formed, the soil quality, population and what they look like. An atoll is a very small ring shaped reef formed of coral enclosing a lagoon while a high island is larger in area because it is formed from volcanic origin. Also, though atolls have high temperatures of tropical weather throughout the year, their vegetation is poor. This is because their soil is usually coarse, gritty, sandy and low in fertility; the reason being is that it is formed form coral itself. Their trees have shallow root systems whilst high islands are more fertile and have a great variety of plantation. That is why high islands are more populated than atolls. High islands are bigger than atolls thus means that high islands have mountain peaks and areas for rivers to flow. Learnt this in Social Studies class.
Is Fiji a low island?
Fiji is over 360 islands ranging from enormous volcanic ones to small atolls.
How many islands in Tonga?
There are 15 islands: seven low-lying, almost deserted islands and atolls in the northern Cook Islands and eight elevated and fertile islands in the southern Cook Islands, which is where the majority of the population lives.
Where do atolls form?
Atolls are formed first as a reef that fringes a volcanic island. The two largest atolls are Suvadiva in the Maldives Island and Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands.
What is the names of a group of low lying island in the Indian Ocean?
The Maldives consist of 1192 coral islands in a double chain of 26 Atolls
Are the Aleutian islands atolls?
Generally, no. i suppose there are one or two .
Are coral islands consisting of reefs surrounding a lagoon.?
Atolls
Is Solomon a high or low island?
if you meant solomon islands, they are high islands:)
Need a 6 letter word for ring shaped islands?
atolls
