Atoll
ring-shaped coral reef, generally formed over a former oceanic volcano, frequently with small emerging islands (motus) over the rim, often enclosing a central lagoon possibly still containing one or a few emerging elevated islands
Български: Атол
Dansk: Atol
Deutsch: Ein Atoll ist ein ringförmiges Korallenriff, das eine Lagune umschließt
English: An atoll is a type of low, en:coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression.
Español: Atolón
Français : Un atoll est un type d'île coralienne que l'on trouve dans les océans tropicaux, constitué d'un récif de corail entourant une dépression centrale.
فارسی: : آبسنگ (Pronunc. Aabsang)
日本語: 環礁(かんしょう)
Polski: Atol - powstaje na skutek przyrastania rafy koralowej wokół wyspy wulkanicznej.
Italiano: Atollo
Português: Atol
Tiếng Việt: Rạn san hô vòng
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English: Coral atoll development.
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English: An internationalized diagram.
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Formation of an Atoll
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Bokak Atoll
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Johnston Atoll
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Midway Atoll
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Palmyra Atoll
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Clipperton Island
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Bikini Atoll
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Rongerik Atoll
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Kwajalein Atoll
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Wake Atoll
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Mururoa Atoll
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Fakaofu Atoll, Tokelau
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Ulithi atoll
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Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii
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French Frigate Shoals
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Suwarrow Atoll, Cook Islands
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Canton Atoll
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Orona Atoll
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Nukuoro, Federated States of Micronesia
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Dongsha Atoll
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islands of Ontong Atoll (Solomon Islands), a view from ISS.
Indian Ocean
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Diego Garcia, BIOT
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Bassas da India
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The Cosmoledo-Atoll, Seychelles, Cosmoledo-Group, Outer Islands.
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Astove Island, Seychelles, Cosmoledo-Group, Outer Islands.
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Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles
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Providence Atoll, Seychelles
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Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Territory of Australia
Atlantic Ocean
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Rocas Atoll, Brazil
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Serrana Bank, Colombia
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Baja Nuevo Bank, disputed
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Marquesas Keys, Florida
Maps / Cartes
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Kwajalein Atoll
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Kwajalein Atoll
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Johnston Atoll
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Palmyra Atoll
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Kaafu Atoll
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Midway Atoll
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Wake Atoll
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Bassas da India
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French Frigate Shoals
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Kure Atoll
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Midway Atoll
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Pearl and Hermes Atoll
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North and South Keeling Atoll
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Aldabra Atoll
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Farquhar Atoll
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Clipperton (fr.)
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Scilly Atoll, French Polynesia
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Temoe Atoll, French Polynesia
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Paraoa Atoll, French Polynesia
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Tatakoto Atoll, French Polynesia
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Egmont Islands, BIOT, Indian Ocean
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Kingman Reef, widely submerged
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Manra, Kiribati, wit enclosed lagoon
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Puka Puka, Cook Islands