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What forms atolls?

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Which land feature forms due to the process of deposition?

Volcanic islands, coral atolls


Atolls form around?

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef that forms around a lagoon. Charles Darwin's theory of how atolls are formed as remnants of ocean volcanoes is generally considered fact.


Where are Bikini and Enewatak Atolls?

These atolls are both in the Marshall Islands.


Is there such a plural as atto for a number of atolls?

No, the word atolls is the plural form for the singular noun atoll. Example:There are a number of atolls on the coast near my home.


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.


Where are atolls found?

On an island


Atolls are examples of?

crustal sinking


Atolls are examples of what?

crustal sinking


What is a ring-shaped island called?

Atolls


Why don't atolls sink?

Atolls don't float to start with. There is land, the remnants of former volcanic islands, beneath them. The lagoon in the centre is not connected to the sea.


What are small bodies of water at the centers of atolls?

lagoon


What geographic term can be used to describe the maldives?

atolls