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Also known as coral atoll

thumb|The atoll of Tetiʻaroa in [[French Polynesia]]

AI overview

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral island that encloses a shallow lagoon of water in its center. Atolls are important because they support unique ecosystems and are home to human communities, particularly in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
island
Has part
coral reef
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OpenStreetMap tag
biotic_reef:type=atoll
topic's main category
Category:Atolls
Commons gallery
Atoll
Commons category
Atolls
has immediate cause
volcano
discoverer or inventor
Charles Darwin
time of discovery or invention
1842-00-00
shape
annulus
studied by
geomorphology
topic has template
Template:Infobox atoll
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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