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Features of an atoll are:
They thrive in warm tropical and subtropical waters.
Most are found in the Pacific Ocean.
They are products of the growth of topical sea organisms.
They are usually round and formed around a lagoon.
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What does an atoll feature?
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef and features a lagoon. Some examples of atolls are the Bikini atoll, Tubbataha Reef and Lighthouse Reef.
What are 4 type of corals?
Hard corals (Scleractinia) - reef-building corals that create calcium carbonate skeletons. Soft corals (Alcyonacea) - lack stony skeletons and have a flexible, fleshy appearance. Brain corals (Family: Mussidae) - named for their distinctive brain-like appearance. Staghorn corals (Genus: Acropora) - characterized by their branching, antler-like growth forms.
What is the name of the horseshoe shaped reef that is part of the johnston atoll?
kingman reef
A reef that surrounds a volcanic island is what?
atoll
What type of reef surrounds a central lagoon?
A tropical lagoon is encircled by an atoll.
What is the term for a circular coral reef?
A coral atoll.
What do you call a ring shaped coral reef?
an Atoll.
What is a 5 letter word for coral reef?
atoll
What is a five letter word for coral reef?
Atoll
Is Samoa an atoll?
No it is not. An atoll is largely made up of coral reef and is generally flat land (Tokelau is an atoll) Samoa has mountains and is not flat.
Give you an example of an atoll?
An atoll is formed first as a reef that fringes a volcanic island. As the island sinks (after the volcanic activity has ceased and the crust has cooled, becoming denser), the reef continues to build upward, eventually ending up as a ring-shaped structure.
Which type of reef is also called a coral island?
An atoll.
