atoll (Q1061)

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ring-shaped coral reef, generally formed over a former oceanic volcan, frequently with small emerging islands (motus) over the rim, often enclosing a central lagoon possibly still containing one or a few emerging elevated islands
  • coral atoll
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atoll
ring-shaped coral reef, generally formed over a former oceanic volcan, frequently with small emerging islands (motus) over the rim, often enclosing a central lagoon possibly still containing one or a few emerging elevated islands
  • coral atoll

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