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Coral Atoll
File Name m00008.img.717.coral.atoll.jpg
Data Type photograph
Computer Program Adobe Illustrator CS2
File Size 356.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Ventana Voyage
Resource Matrix The Formation of Seamounts
Description
This is a photograph of a coral atoll. Coral atolls form after a volcanic island begins to subside. Coral atolls form after the island has subsided completely under the surface of the water. Coral atolls tend to be somewhat circular reefs with a shallow lagoon in the middle.
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