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Is Bermuda island a volcano?
Bermuda is a basically a volcanic sea mountain that formed from the mid-Atlantic ridge about 100 million years ago. Its volcano is extinct and most Bermudians don't seem to be worried about the possibility of the volcano erupting in their lifetime.
Is every island the top of a volcano or mountain?
No, not every island is the top of a volcano or mountain. Some islands are formed by coral reefs, drifting land masses, or sediment deposits. The origins of islands can vary depending on geographical and geological factors.
What is the difference between an island and an atoll?
An atoll is formed from an island, but it isn't entirely an island. It's a coral reef that makes the different. The reef grows in a ring around the island and the island erodes, until little if any of it is above the surface of the water and the coral reef remains. Islands are any small body of land surrounded by water. Islands in the middle of the ocean are usually volcanic and islands in lakes and near continents are usually just areas of the continental shelf surrounding the continent with a higher elevation. To actually answer your question, the KEY difference is the reef.
What is the weather like on coral island?
The weather on a coral island can vary, but generally it is warm and tropical with plenty of sunshine. Rainfall can be sporadic, with some coral islands experiencing wet and dry seasons. Wind patterns and ocean currents can also influence the weather on coral islands.
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.
Was Bora-Bora formed by a volcano?
Bora Bora exemplifies what Charles Darwin called an "almost atoll," a barrier reef island formed by an oceanic volcano with a fringing coral reef. Over the course of the years, as the surrounding coral reef grows upward, the island with the volcano sinks.
What is another name for tiny island?
An atoll is a type of island made from a coral reef that encircles a lagoon. It is often the top of an underwater volcano.
A ring shape coral island found far from land is called?
A ring shaped coral island found for from land is called an atoll.
Is Egypt a volcanic island or a coral island?
coral island
What is a small circular coral reef island in the Pacific Ocean?
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.
When was The Coral Island created?
The Coral Island was created in 1857.
How do zooxanthellae help build coral reefs?
they help build coral reefs by speading their waist along the sealine to help build coral reefs.
Is Bermuda island a volcano?
Bermuda is a basically a volcanic sea mountain that formed from the mid-Atlantic ridge about 100 million years ago. Its volcano is extinct and most Bermudians don't seem to be worried about the possibility of the volcano erupting in their lifetime.
What is under the sand on the beach?
It depends. On an island that was formed from a volcano, it would be volcanic rock. On a coral island, more coral. In Florida, if you dig down enough you'll hit the crust with in that part of the world is a clay like soil. It really depends on the geology of the area you're at.
Sinking volcanic islands and developing coral reefs are related to the formation of?
atolls
A small low island on a coral reef is a what?
A small low island on a coral reef is Kuff
What is a coral cove?
coral cove is a cave that is situated in an island . mostly in island of blue dolphins
