Key:
Cay-pronounced "key" and often spelled that way-a small, low island.
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A small low island on a coral reef is Kuff
NZ actually doesn't have any coral reefs, in fact the closest coral reef and the most Southern is on a small Island called Norfolk Island. The sea temperature around NZ is to cold to support any sort of coral life.
The usual term for a coral island is an atoll. Some exist in otherwise deep ocean waters.
The coral cove in "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is a small, protected area along the coast of the island where the protagonist, Karana, sets up her home. It provides her with a source of food and shelter, as well as a place to store her belongings and tools. The cove becomes a central location for Karana as she navigates her new life alone on the island.
a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. Atolls are typically found in the Pacific Ocean and are formed from the remnants of volcanic islands that have submerged over time. The circular shape of atolls is a result of coral growth around the rim of a sinking volcanic island.
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The small island off the south coast is called "Sandy Cove Island."
Atolls are formed from coral reefs that grow on the rim of a submerged volcanic island. Over time, as the island gradually sinks and erodes, the coral reef continues to grow upward, eventually forming a ring-shaped coral island with a lagoon in the center. This process results in the formation of an atoll.
Coral is very hard and does not contain much food value. Humans cannot process the stone hard shell of the coral and the food value of the small animals in it is too small to make it worthwhile crushing it to get it.
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