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atoll Definition

at·oll (atôl′, -täl′)

noun

a ring-shaped coral island nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon

Etymology: < atolu, in Maldive Islands dial. of Malayalam

atoll Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • form: It is this reef which essentially forms the atoll.
  • raise: Surrounded by the largest raised coral atoll on earth, this is a lagoon to remember.
  • locate: Top Dive Sites There are three atolls located offshore beyond the barrier.
  • surround: A pristine atoll surrounded by high in major defeats.
  • cover: Maldives - Click here for more details Liveaboards covering atolls from the far north to the deep South.

Adjective modifier

  • coral: The Marshall Islands consist of two chains of coral atolls, together with more than 1,000 islets, just north of the Equator.
  • offshore: Coral Atolls Belize boasts three offshore atolls: Turneffe, Glover's Reef and Lighthouse Reef.
  • remote: One&Only Kanuhura is a coral island hideaway on a remote atoll in the Indian Ocean.
  • tiny: Maldives Scattered across the Indian Ocean, due west of southern India, is a group of tiny coral atolls.
  • large: For serious diving go to Rangiroa - one of the world's largest atolls with loads of sharks.
  • small: In the many small atolls without any channel, these causes have not prevented the entire ring attaining the surface.

Modifies a noun

  • island: This type of information is important for management purposes when examining atoll island vulnerability.
  • state: Atoll states consequently face a host of development problems, often in a more accentuated form than in other island micro-states.
  • formation: His ideas remain the primary theory of atoll growth formation, explaining how ring-shaped coral islands developed.
  • nation: The pupils prepare a case which explains the plight of the coral atoll nation if sea level rises.
  • environment: There is a poor understanding of change and dynamics in atoll environments.

Possessives

  • coral: Blue album considered buildings or painted the atoll's coral have decimated spawning.

Possessives

  • caribbean: Services showcases seminars island quot the enjoyed a barbecue caribbean's largest atoll.

Preposition: in

  • world: Located over 200 miles north of French Polynesia's Society Islands, the Tuamotu islands is the largest chain of atolls in the world.

Preposition: of

  • Maldive: The idyllic atolls of the Maldives are like a string of pearls scattered on the deep blue silk of the sparkling blue Indian Ocean.