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island, to atoll, represented a sequence of gradual subsidence of what started as an oceanic volcano. He reasoned that a fringing coral reef surrounding a volcanic island in the tropical sea will grow upward as the island subsides (sinks), becoming an "almost atoll", or barrier reef island, as typified by an island such as Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, and Bora Bora and others in the Society Islands. The fringing reef becomes a barrier reef for the reason that the outer part of the reef maintains itself near sea level through biotic growth, while the inner part of the reef falls behind, becoming a lagoon because conditions are less favorable for the coral and calcareous algae responsible for most reef growth. In time, subsidence carries the old volcano below the ocean surface and the barrier reef remains. At this point, the island has become an atoll.
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volcanic edifice. In fact, the Neogene reefs underlying the studied modern atolls overlie and completely bury the subsided island are all non-atoll, flat-topped reefs. In fact, they found that atolls did not form doing the subsidence of an island until MIS-11, Mid-Brunhes, long after the many the former islands had been completely submerged and buried by flat topped reefs during the Neogene.
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features that are the direct result of the interaction between subsidence and preferential karst dissolution that occurred in the interior of flat topped coral reefs during exposure during glacial lowstands of sea level. The elevated rims along an island created by this preferential karst dissolution
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that is detached from the island. Eventually, reef and the small coral islets on top of it are all that is left of the original island, and a lagoon has taken the place of the former volcano. The lagoon is not the former volcanic crater. For the atoll to persist, the coral reef must be maintained at
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In 1842, Charles Darwin explained the creation of coral atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean based upon observations made during a five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle from 1831 to 1836. Darwin's explanation suggests that several tropical island types: from high volcanic island, through barrier reef
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An alternative model for the origin of atolls is called the antecedent karst model. In the antecedent karst model, the first step in the formation of an atoll is the development of a flat top, mound-like coral reef during the subsidence of an oceanic island of either volcanic or nonvolcanic origin
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remains problematic and controversial, it is generally accepted that seawater was the source of magnesium for dolomitization and the fluid in which calcite was dolomitized to form the dolomites found within atolls. Various processes have been invoked to drive large amounts of seawater through an
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The research of A. W. Droxler and others supports the antecedent karst model as they found that the morphology of modern atolls are independent of any influence of an underlying submerged and buried island and are not rooted to an initial fringing reef/barrier reef attached to a slowly subsiding
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as the largest atoll in the world in terms of land area. It is also a raised coral atoll (321 km, 124 sq mi land area; according to other sources even 575 km, 222 sq mi), 160 km (62 sq mi) main lagoon, 168 km (65 sq mi) other lagoons
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El-Yamani, Mahmoud S.; John, Cédric M.; Bell, Rebecca (16 May 2022). "Stratigraphic evolution and karstification of a Cretaceous Mid-Pacific atoll (Resolution Guyot) resolved from core-log-seismic integration and comparison with modern and ancient analogues".
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around which a coral fringing reef has formed. Over geologic time, the volcanic island becomes extinct and eroded as it subsides completely beneath the surface of the ocean. As the volcanic island subsides, the coral fringing reef becomes a
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as they subside, and are eroded away at the surface. An island that is located where the ocean water temperatures are just sufficiently warm for upward reef growth to keep pace with the rate of subsidence is said to be at the
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Bialik, Or M.; Samankassou, Elias; Meilijson, Aaron; Waldmann, Nicolas D.; Steinberg, Josh; Karcz, Kul; Makovsky, Yizhaq (January 2021). "Short-lived early Cenomanian volcanic atolls of Mt. Carmel, northern Israel".
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below sea level. Then, when relative sea level drops below the level of the flat surface of coral reef, it is exposed to the atmosphere as a flat topped island which is dissolved by rainfall to form limestone
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Atolls are the product of the growth of tropical marine organisms, and so these islands are found only in warm tropical waters. Volcanic islands located beyond the warm water temperature requirements of
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In most cases, the land area of an atoll is very small in comparison to the total area. Atoll islands are low lying, with their elevations less than 5 metres (16 ft). Measured by total area,
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The structure and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836
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refers to the elevated remains of an ancient atoll within a limestone region, appearing as a hill. The second largest atoll by dry land area is
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Rodgers, K A; Cantrell, Carol (1987). "Alfred Edmund Finckh 1866–1961: Leader of the 1898 Coral Reef Boring Expedition to Funafuti".
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waters of oceans and seas, and therefore atolls are found only in the tropics and subtropics. The northernmost atoll in the world is
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within them. They are the evaporative, seepage-reflux, mixing-zone, burial, and seawater models. Although the origin of replacement
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Successions of late Cenozoic platform dolomites distinguished by texture, geochemistry, and crystal chemistry; Niue, South Pacific
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There are approximately 440 atolls in the world. Most of the world's atolls are in the Pacific Ocean (with concentrations in the
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As formulated by J. E. Hoffmeister, F. S. McNeil, E. G. Prudy, and others, the antecedent karst model argues that atolls are
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As the subsidence continues the fringing reef becomes a larger barrier reef farther from the shore with a bigger and deeper
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Origin of atoll dolomites distinguished by geochemistry and crystal chemistry: Kita-daito-jima, northern Philippine Sea
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the sea surface, with coral growth matching any relative change in sea level (sinking of the island or rising oceans).
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parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most of the approximately 440 atolls in the world are in the
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Ultimately the island sinks below the sea, and the barrier reef becomes an atoll enclosing an open lagoon
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because its general form, while resembling that of an atoll, has a very different origin of formation.
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become the sites of coral growth and islands of atolls when flooded during interglacial highstands.
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of 32°18′ N. At this latitude, coral reefs would not develop without the warming waters of the
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Funafuti or Three Months On A Coral Atoll: an unscientific account of a scientific expedition
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in Venezuela, the largest marine national park in Latin America, from space. Courtesy
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of Kiribati. Its southern tip is just 13 km (8 mi) north of the Equator.
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Research Article: Predicting Coral Recruitment in Palau's Complex Reef Archipelago
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McNeil, F. S. 1954. "Organic reefs and banks and associated detrital sediments".
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Suzuki, Y., Iryu, Y., Inagaki, S., Yamada, T., Aizawa, S. and Budd, D.A., 2006.
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of calcite occurs. Several models have been proposed for the dolomitization of
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NOAA National Ocean Service – What are the three main types of coral reefs?
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Fairbridge, R. W. 1950. "Recent and Pleistocene coral reefs of Australia".
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Society of Economic Palaeontologists and Mineralogists Special Publication
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The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin's Deeply Ingrained Theory.
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Two different, well-cited models, the subsidence model and the antecedent
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Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral
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describe them as "annular reefs enclosing a lagoon in which there are no
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model, have been used to explain the development of atolls. According to
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Cenozoic dolomites of carbonate islands: their attributes and origin
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The shape of atolls; an inheritance from subaerial erosion forms
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World Atolls, Goldberg 2016: A global map containing all atolls
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NOAA National Ocean Service Education – Coral Atoll Animation
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As the island and ocean floor subside, coral growth builds a
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Largest atolls by total area (lagoon plus reef and dry land)
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Cantrell, Carol (1996). "Alfred Edmund Finckh (1866–1961)".
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of Pacific atolls. This investigation followed the work on
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appear to exhibit different growth and evolution patterns.
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showing the world's major groups of atolls and coral reefs
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Group, at 24°41′ S. The atoll closest to the Equator is
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is sometimes claimed as the "northernmost atoll" at a
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Watts, T. (2019). "Science, Seamounts and Society".
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Geologists included 2171:William Johnson Sollas 2135: 1988: 1977: 1966: 1884:Los Roques Archipelago 1851:atolls of the Maldives 487: 333:atolls of the Maldives 46: 32:Atoll (disambiguation) 27:Ring-shaped coral reef 18:List of largest atolls 5586:Physical oceanography 4517:Deep scattering layer 4499:World Geodetic System 4007:Princeton Ocean Model 3887:Coriolis–Stokes force 3537:Physical oceanography 3350:Coral reef protection 3314:Skeletal eroding band 3120:Catlin Seaview Survey 3108:Census of Coral Reefs 3086:mesophotic coral reef 2643:Earth-Science Reviews 2530:, 252(7), pp.402–427. 2522:MacNeil, F.S., 1954. 2513:, 67(12), pp.549–554. 2438:. August 2019: 10–16. 2305:World Boundary Series 2126: 2049:which becomes extinct 1983: 1972: 1960: 1901:View of the coast of 1868:from space. Courtesy 475: 349:Taka Bonerate Islands 287:Distribution and size 275:other than reefs and 152:rim that encircles a 40: 5415:Submergent coastline 5368:Marine transgression 5323:Discordant coastline 5308:Concordant coastline 4537:Underwater acoustics 4097:Perigean spring tide 3962:Langmuir circulation 3673:Rossby-gravity waves 3460:Aquaculture of coral 3243:Non-tropical regions 2822:Dobbs, David. 2005. 2798:10.1071/HR9890740393 2662:, 69(1), pp.239–255. 2394:Purdy, E. G., 1974. 2187:University of Sydney 2175:University of Oxford 1246:Diamond Islets Bank 831:Chesterfield Islands 394:at 29°27′ S, in the 351:, and atolls in the 30:For other uses, see 5519:Coastal engineering 4699:Science On a Sphere 4305:Convergent boundary 3977:Modular Ocean Model 3937:Geostrophic current 3653:Mild-slope equation 3378:Coral Reef Alliance 3268:Solomon Archipelago 3173:Belize Barrier Reef 3148:African coral reefs 2677:Sedimentary Geology 2645:, 42(1–2), pp.1–47. 2599:2022BasR...34.1536E 2555:2021SedG..41105805B 2543:Sedimentary Geology 2511:Geological Magazine 2131:atoll, part of the 1783: /  1731: /  1679: /  1627: /  1575: /  1523: /  1471: /  1420: /  1368: /  1315: /  1263: /  1213: /  1162: /  1108: /  1056: /  1005: /  953: /  901: /  849: /  797: /  745: /  692: /  642: /  590: /  540: /  497: 359:that belong to the 244:Indo-Aryan language 45:in French Polynesia 5488:Coastal management 5328:Emergent coastline 4999:Intertidal wetland 4902:Continental margin 4355:Seafloor spreading 4345:Outer trench swell 4310:Divergent boundary 4210:Continental margin 4195:Carbonate platform 4092:Lunitidal interval 3324:White band disease 3309:Black band disease 3278:Tuvalu Archipelago 3258:Raja Ampat Islands 3198:Great Barrier Reef 2884:2021-09-20 at the 2847:, 252(7): 385–401. 2637:Budd, D.A., 1997. 2379:Smith Elder and Co 2136: 1989: 1987:, Marshall Islands 1978: 1967: 1965:, French Polynesia 712:Saya de Malha Bank 495: 488: 443:raised coral atoll 367:in the Caribbean. 353:Raja Ampat Islands 325:Chagos Archipelago 47: 5622: 5621: 5450:Wave-cut platform 5363:Marine regression 4907:Continental shelf 4897:Coastal waterfall 4806:Coastal geography 4772: 4771: 4764:Oceans portal 4724:World Ocean Atlas 4714:Underwater glider 4657:Ocean temperature 4320:Hydrothermal vent 4285:Submarine volcano 4220:Continental shelf 4200:Coastal geography 4190:Bathymetric chart 4072:Amphidromic point 3760:Wave nonlinearity 3618:Infragravity wave 3503: 3502: 3411: 3410: 3329:White pox disease 3178:Coral Sea Islands 2840:, 58(4): 330–401. 2708:978-1-151-25616-4 2607:10.1111/bre.12670 2369:Darwin, Charles R 2353:, 13, pp.537–573. 2319:978-0-415-08835-0 2281:978-90-481-3055-9 2215:Baratal limestone 1815: 1814: 1609:Ontong Java Atoll 1505:Kolhumadulu Atoll 624:Macclesfield Bank 522:Great Chagos Bank 400:Coral Sea Islands 297:Coral Sea Islands 279:composed of reef 242:). 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5245: 5243: 5241: 5237: 5231: 5228: 5226: 5223: 5221: 5220:Shingle beach 5218: 5216: 5213: 5211: 5208: 5206: 5203: 5201: 5198: 5196: 5193: 5191: 5188: 5186: 5183: 5181: 5178: 5176: 5173: 5171: 5168: 5166: 5163: 5162: 5160: 5158: 5154: 5149: 5142: 5132: 5131: 5127: 5125: 5122: 5120: 5117: 5115: 5112: 5110: 5107: 5105: 5102: 5100: 5097: 5095: 5092: 5090: 5087: 5085: 5082: 5080: 5077: 5075: 5072: 5070: 5067: 5065: 5062: 5060: 5057: 5055: 5052: 5050: 5047: 5045: 5042: 5040: 5037: 5035: 5032: 5030: 5027: 5025: 5022: 5020: 5017: 5015: 5012: 5010: 5007: 5005: 5002: 5000: 4997: 4995: 4992: 4990: 4987: 4985: 4982: 4980: 4977: 4975: 4972: 4970: 4967: 4965: 4962: 4960: 4957: 4955: 4952: 4950: 4947: 4945: 4942: 4940: 4937: 4935: 4932: 4928: 4925: 4924: 4923: 4920: 4918: 4915: 4913: 4910: 4908: 4905: 4903: 4900: 4898: 4895: 4893: 4892:Coastal plain 4890: 4888: 4885: 4883: 4880: 4878: 4875: 4873: 4870: 4868: 4865: 4863: 4860: 4858: 4855: 4853: 4850: 4848: 4845: 4843: 4840: 4838: 4835: 4833: 4830: 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4381: 4378: 4376: 4373: 4371: 4368: 4366: 4363: 4361: 4358: 4356: 4353: 4351: 4348: 4346: 4343: 4341: 4340:Oceanic crust 4338: 4336: 4333: 4331: 4328: 4326: 4323: 4321: 4318: 4316: 4315:Fracture zone 4313: 4311: 4308: 4306: 4303: 4302: 4300: 4298: 4292: 4286: 4283: 4281: 4278: 4276: 4273: 4271: 4268: 4266: 4263: 4261: 4258: 4256: 4253: 4251: 4250:Oceanic basin 4248: 4246: 4243: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4231: 4228: 4226: 4223: 4221: 4218: 4216: 4213: 4211: 4208: 4206: 4203: 4201: 4198: 4196: 4193: 4191: 4188: 4186: 4183: 4181: 4180:Abyssal plain 4178: 4176: 4173: 4172: 4170: 4168: 4164: 4158: 4155: 4153: 4150: 4148: 4145: 4143: 4140: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4123: 4120: 4118: 4115: 4113: 4110: 4108: 4105: 4103: 4100: 4098: 4095: 4093: 4090: 4088: 4087:Internal tide 4085: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4069: 4067: 4065: 4061: 4055: 4052: 4050: 4047: 4045: 4042: 4040: 4037: 4033: 4030: 4029: 4028: 4025: 4023: 4020: 4018: 4015: 4013: 4010: 4008: 4005: 4003: 4000: 3998: 3995: 3993: 3990: 3988: 3985: 3983: 3982:Ocean current 3980: 3978: 3975: 3973: 3970: 3968: 3965: 3963: 3960: 3958: 3955: 3953: 3950: 3948: 3945: 3943: 3940: 3938: 3935: 3933: 3930: 3928: 3925: 3923: 3920: 3918: 3915: 3913: 3910: 3908: 3905: 3903: 3900: 3898: 3895: 3893: 3890: 3888: 3885: 3883: 3880: 3878: 3875: 3873: 3870: 3868: 3865: 3864: 3862: 3860: 3856: 3851: 3840: 3828: 3825: 3824: 3823: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3813: 3810: 3806: 3803: 3801: 3798: 3797: 3796: 3793: 3791: 3788: 3786: 3783: 3781: 3780:Wave shoaling 3778: 3776: 3773: 3771: 3768: 3766: 3763: 3761: 3758: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3746: 3743: 3741: 3740:Ursell number 3738: 3736: 3733: 3729: 3726: 3725: 3724: 3721: 3719: 3716: 3714: 3711: 3709: 3706: 3704: 3701: 3699: 3696: 3694: 3691: 3689: 3686: 3684: 3681: 3679: 3676: 3674: 3671: 3669: 3666: 3664: 3661: 3659: 3656: 3654: 3651: 3649: 3646: 3644: 3641: 3639: 3636: 3634: 3631: 3629: 3626: 3624: 3623:Internal wave 3621: 3619: 3616: 3614: 3611: 3609: 3606: 3604: 3601: 3599: 3596: 3594: 3591: 3589: 3586: 3584: 3581: 3579: 3576: 3574: 3573:Breaking wave 3571: 3569: 3566: 3564: 3561: 3559: 3556: 3554: 3551: 3550: 3548: 3546: 3542: 3538: 3531: 3526: 3524: 3519: 3517: 3512: 3511: 3508: 3496: 3493: 3491: 3488: 3486: 3483: 3481: 3478: 3476: 3473: 3471: 3468: 3466: 3463: 3461: 3458: 3456: 3453: 3452: 3450: 3446: 3438: 3437: 3433: 3431: 3430: 3426: 3425: 3424: 3423:Zooxanthellae 3421: 3420: 3418: 3414: 3404: 3401: 3399: 3396: 3394: 3393:Project AWARE 3391: 3389: 3386: 3384: 3381: 3379: 3376: 3375: 3373: 3371: 3370:Organizations 3367: 3361: 3358: 3356: 3353: 3351: 3348: 3346: 3343: 3342: 3340: 3336: 3330: 3327: 3325: 3322: 3320: 3317: 3315: 3312: 3310: 3307: 3305: 3302: 3301: 3299: 3295: 3289: 3286: 3284: 3281: 3279: 3276: 3274: 3271: 3269: 3266: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3256: 3254: 3251: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3238:Ningaloo Reef 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3199: 3196: 3194: 3191: 3189: 3186: 3184: 3181: 3179: 3176: 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Pantheon. 2825: 2821: 2820: 2807: 2803: 2799: 2795: 2791: 2787: 2780: 2772: 2768: 2756: 2755: 2747: 2731: 2730: 2725: 2718: 2710: 2704: 2700: 2696: 2692: 2685: 2678: 2674: 2668: 2661: 2657: 2651: 2644: 2640: 2634: 2626: 2622: 2617: 2616:10044/1/98098 2612: 2608: 2604: 2600: 2596: 2592: 2588: 2580: 2572: 2568: 2564: 2560: 2556: 2552: 2548: 2544: 2536: 2529: 2525: 2519: 2512: 2508: 2502: 2487:on 2008-04-24 2486: 2482: 2476: 2467:(spreadsheet) 2465: 2459: 2451: 2445: 2437: 2430: 2421: 2412: 2406:18, pp. 9–76. 2405: 2401: 2397: 2391: 2389: 2380: 2376: 2375: 2370: 2364: 2362: 2360: 2352: 2349: 2343: 2341: 2339: 2337: 2321: 2315: 2311: 2307: 2306: 2298: 2283: 2277: 2273: 2272: 2267: 2261: 2253: 2252: 2247: 2241: 2237: 2222: 2219: 2216: 2213: 2212: 2208: 2202: 2197: 2190: 2188: 2184: 2180: 2176: 2172: 2167: 2165: 2162:conducted by 2161: 2157: 2153: 2149: 2145: 2141: 2134: 2130: 2125: 2116: 2113: 2109: 2105: 2101: 2089: 2084: 2080: 2073: 2068: 2064: 2063:fringing reef 2057: 2052: 2048: 2041: 2036: 2035: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2015: 2011: 2005: 2001: 1998: 1993: 1986: 1982: 1975: 1971: 1964: 1959: 1954: 1941: 1937: 1931: 1926: 1923: 1919: 1913: 1908: 1904: 1897: 1892: 1889: 1885: 1879: 1874: 1871: 1867: 1861: 1856: 1852: 1848: 1842: 1837: 1833: 1827: 1822: 1821: 1811: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1796: 1768: 1766: 1762: 1758: 1755: 1753: 1751: 1748: 1744: 1716: 1714: 1710: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1698:New Caledonia 1696: 1692: 1664: 1662: 1658: 1655: 1652: 1649: 1647: 1644: 1640: 1636:-5.27; 159.35 1612: 1610: 1606: 1603: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1592: 1588: 1560: 1558: 1554: 1551: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1536: 1508: 1506: 1502: 1499: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1484: 1456: 1454: 1450: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1440: 1437: 1433: 1405: 1403: 1399: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1381: 1353: 1351: 1347: 1344: 1341: 1338: 1336:, Micronesia 1335: 1332: 1328: 1300: 1298: 1294: 1291: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1276: 1248: 1244: 1241: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1226: 1198: 1196: 1192: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1175: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1132: 1128: 1125: 1121: 1093: 1091: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1069: 1041: 1039: 1035: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1018: 1014:-6.75; 118.83 990: 988: 984: 981: 978: 976: 974:, Micronesia 973: 970: 966: 938: 936: 932: 929: 926: 923: 921: 918: 914: 886: 884: 883:Huvadhu Atoll 880: 877: 874: 871: 869: 868:New Caledonia 866: 862: 834: 832: 828: 825: 822: 819: 817: 814: 810: 782: 780: 776: 772: 769: 767: 765: 762: 758: 754:16.43; -80.52 730: 728: 727:Rosalind Bank 724: 720: 717: 715: 713: 709: 705: 677: 673: 669: 666: 664: 662: 659: 655: 651:16.00; 114.50 627: 625: 621: 617: 614: 612: 610: 607: 603: 599:11.45; 116.90 575: 571: 568: 565: 562: 560: 557: 553: 525: 523: 519: 499: 485: 484: 479: 474: 470: 468: 467:Huvadhu Atoll 464: 460: 455: 452: 448: 444: 440: 435: 433: 432: 427: 423: 419: 415: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 368: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 337:Outer Islands 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 284: 282: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 262: 257: 253: 249: 245: 240: 225: 220: 216: 206: 204: 198: 195: 190: 186: 182: 177: 175: 174:Pacific Ocean 171: 167: 163: 159: 158:coral islands 155: 151: 145: 52: 44: 41:The atoll of 39: 33: 19: 5445:Volcanic arc 5333:Feeder bluff 5240:River mouths 5205:Raised beach 5200:Pocket beach 5128: 5099:Tidal island 5089:Strand plain 5034:Natural arch 4831: 4719:Water column 4667:Oceanography 4642:Observations 4637:Explorations 4607:Marginal sea 4600: 4558:OSTM/Jason-2 4390:Volcanic arc 4365:Slab suction 4184: 4082:Head of tide 3972:Loop Current 3912:Ekman spiral 3698:Stokes drift 3608:Gravity wave 3583:Cnoidal wave 3436:Symbiodinium 3434: 3427: 3338:Conservation 3253:Pulley Ridge 3112: 3065: 3020:Octocorallia 2939:Hexacorallia 2844: 2837: 2823: 2789: 2785: 2779: 2765:– via 2759:. 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Retrieved 2270: 2266:Migoń, Piotr 2260: 2249: 2240: 2221:Coral island 2168: 2137: 2097: 2019:Darwin Point 2018: 2006: 2002: 1994: 1990: 1985:Bikini Atoll 1974:Tarawa Atoll 1903:Bikini Atoll 1792:1.85; -157.4 1324:8.67; 150.00 1222:9.19; 167.47 1171:7.71; 114.25 1117:13.08; 72.42 962:7.42; 151.78 935:Chuuk Lagoon 701:-9.07; 60.20 559:Indian Ocean 549:-6.17; 72.00 481: 456: 436: 431:pseudo-atoll 429: 416: 404:Ducie Island 369: 321:Indian Ocean 290: 273:promontories 268: 266: 259: 251: 214: 212: 199: 194:barrier reef 178: 50: 48: 5596:River plume 5410:Steep coast 5383:Rocky shore 5378:Rip current 5258:River delta 5230:Wash margin 5225:Storm beach 5215:Shell beach 5180:Beach wrack 5175:Beach ridge 5165:Beach cusps 5114:Tied island 5104:Tidal marsh 4827:Archipelago 4709:Thermocline 4426:Mesopelagic 4399:Ocean zones 4370:Slab window 4235:Hydrography 4175:Abyssal fan 4142:Tidal range 4132:Tidal power 4127:Tidal force 4012:Rip current 3947:Gulf Stream 3907:Ekman layer 3897:Downwelling 3872:Baroclinity 3859:Circulation 3755:Wave height 3745:Wave action 3728:megatsunami 3708:Stokes wave 3668:Rossby wave 3633:Kelvin wave 3613:Green's law 3429:Amphidinium 3218:Lakshadweep 3153:Amazon Reef 3058:Coral reefs 2931:coral reefs 2761:23 December 2699:John Murray 2491:27 February 2325:12 February 2287:12 February 2129:Wake Island 1997:Pleistocene 1936:Kaafu Atoll 1790: / 1738: / 1686: / 1634: / 1584:4.42; 73.50 1582: / 1557:Kaafu Atoll 1532:2.37; 73.12 1530: / 1478: / 1427: / 1377:3.86; 72.83 1375: / 1322: / 1270: / 1220: / 1169: / 1127:Lakshadweep 1115: / 1063: / 1012: / 960: / 910:0.50; 73.30 908: / 856: / 806:6.73; 73.04 804: / 752: / 699: / 675:North Bank 649: / 597: / 547: / 426:Gulf Stream 376:subtropical 329:Lakshadweep 170:subtropical 5629:Categories 5524:Grain size 5498:Submersion 5475:Management 5460:Wind fetch 5420:Surf break 5338:Flat coast 5268:regressive 5054:Salt marsh 4912:Coral reef 4647:Reanalysis 4546:Satellites 4527:Sofar bomb 4375:Subduction 4350:Ridge push 4245:Ocean bank 4225:Contourite 4152:Tide gauge 4137:Tidal race 4122:Tidal bore 4112:Slack tide 4077:Earth tide 3997:Ocean gyre 3817:Wind setup 3812:Wind fetch 3775:Wave setup 3770:Wave radar 3765:Wave power 3663:Rogue wave 3593:Dispersion 3495:Fire coral 3480:Coral sand 3403:Reef Check 3383:Green Fins 3098:Microatoll 3038:Organ pipe 2962:Hermatypic 2697:. 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Index

List of largest atolls
Atoll (disambiguation)

Tetiʻaroa
/ˈæt.ɒl,-ɔːl,-l,əˈtɒl,-ˈtɔːl,-ˈtl/
coral
lagoon
coral islands
cays
tropical
subtropical
Pacific Ocean
karst
Charles Darwin
volcanic island
barrier reef
karst
Dhivehi
[ˈat̪oɭu]
Indo-Aryan language
Maldives
Charles Darwin
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
promontories
islets
detritus
Caroline Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Marshall Islands
Tuamotu Islands

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