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Barrier Reef
File Name m00008.img.713.barrier.reef.jpg
Data Type photograph
Computer Program Adobe Illustrator CS2
File Size 283.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Emerald Futures Real Estate
Resource Matrix The Formation of Seamounts
Description
This is a photograph of a Barrier reef on Bikini Caye. Barrier reefs form after volcanic islands begin to subside leaving their reef separated from the island by a shallow lagoon.
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