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These are the ridges or mounds in shallow sea derived from some stony corals (A type of marine animals belonging to phylum Cnedaria) these reefs are easily navigable that is ships can enter in these reefs there are still other types of reefs also as barrier reefs and atolls which are not navigable.
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Is a fringing reef a coral reef?
Yes
Buildups of coral shells close to shore?
fringing reef
What is the name of the most famous coral reef in Australia?
famous fringing coral reefs
What does the fringing reef look like?
It looks pretty, that's what it looks like.
What is the difference between coral reefs and The Great Barrier Reef?
A fringing reef forms a continuous underwater "wall" for some distance, where as a "barrier Reef" are shorter in distances, and have large gaps in them....and will be between shore and the Barrier Reef..............Sea Rambo
What are three different types of reef?
coral reefs barrier reefs fringing reedfs atolls
What is the general appearance of the coral reef?
Colonies of coral take on many shapes and sizes. No two look the same. Some resemble plants, some resemble brains, some are spiraling while others are flat like a table top. All of these make up a coral reef. There are many different types of coral reef as well. There is atoll reef, barrier reef, fringing reef, table reef, apron reef, bank reef, patch reef and others. Each of these different types of coral reef grows in a different environment. For more information about the specific shapes associated with the reef types listed above, see the related link.
How many spices of coral reefs exist?
three different typs, fringing reef ; barrier reef ; and atolls... :D<33 yhurr welcomm
What is a narrow low ridge of rock or coral that is connected to a coast of lies off a coast?
That is called a fringing reef.
What kinda reef is the buccoo reef?
A fringing reef
Scientific name for coral reef?
Here are some of the names of some types of corals purple squirter, fringing reefs, barrier reefs, atoll reefs. If you like coral reefs, check out our website destructionofcoralreefs.weebly.com What is happening to our corals? Find out!
Fringing reef that has grown oceanward?
barrier reef
