1. Atolls synonyms, Atolls pronunciation, Atolls translation, English dictionary definition of Atolls

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3. Southern Atolls liveaboards sometimes include the Central Atolls, and a few even add the Deep South Atolls in a north-south traverse that crosses a whole half of the archipelago

4. Atolls begin as an underwater volcanoes called seamounts

5. Atolls generally rise up out of very deep

6. Sometimes, Atolls and lagoons protect a central island

7. The Atolls and Atoll reef islands observed today are

8. The most extensive groups of Atolls occur in the Pacific Ocean but there are also numerous Atolls in the central Indian Ocean (Figure 1)

9. Atolls begin as fringing reefs surrounding a volcanic island (Darwin 1842)

10. 7 synonyms and near synonyms of Atolls from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

11. Atolls are renowned for their beautiful coral reefs and colorful marine life

12. 25 rows  · Islands and Atolls of the Marshall Islands

13. Atolls: a ring-shaped land mass surrounded by water and made of coral.

14. The Maldives is a long and narrow country formed by 26 natural Atolls.

15. Atolls is a new project from Lucas Skinner, Oli Grinter and Sam Ingles.

16. The low islands are coral atolls rising just a few feet above sea level.

17. Atolls are, in fact, some of the most complex and vibrant structures on the planet

18. Natural beauty, meets bird and sea life, in the wilds of the South Pacific Atolls.

19. You will only find Atolls in warm waters because coral needs warm temperatures to grow

20. In music arise sunny beaches of tropical atolls of Oceania and the Mediterranean Balearic Islands.

21. Atolls are ring-shaped reefs that occur in mid-ocean, often in linear island chains or archipelagoes

22. The Maldives are formed by a number of natural Atolls plus Atolls in the form of a few islands and isolated reefs today which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10' North to 0 degrees 45' South

23. These islands are entirely made up of coral atolls, and on average about two meters above sea level.

24. The reef platforms that form Atolls are generally characterized by reefs that reach sea level, especially

25. But to fully appreciate how changing sea level created Atolls, it helps to start much earlier, Droxler said.

26. Origin of Atolls The great explorer Charles Darwin (1809-1882) described the principles of atoll formation nearly 150 years ago

27. In the Maldives, for example, absolute poverty had sharply declined but the wealth gap had increased between atolls.

28. According to Wikipedia, Darwin defined Atolls as “…circular groups of coral islets […] and [the word] is synonymous with ‘lagoon-island’.

29. This tropical paradise features 22 ring-shaped atolls made up of approximately 1,200 islands, with each Beach more beautiful than

30. The Maldives capital Male is one liveaboard departure location for Southern Atolls liveaboards, accessible by direct flights from Dubai, Singapore, and Colombo.

31. Double chain of twenty-six atolls... The Republic of Maldives, or simply the Maldives, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean.

32. ‘The islands, Atolls and reefs are believed to sit atop vast mineral and oil deposits.’ ‘Acknowledged as the world's greatest dive destination, however, are the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean with enough coral Atolls and underwater life to satisfy the most demanding diver.’

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34. Bougainville consists of a small cluster of islands and atolls that are, for now, part of Papua New Guinea (PNG)

35. Pacific islands are Atolls fringed with coral reefs and have maximum elevations of 3–5 meters, with mean elevations of 1–2 meters

36. Found most often in tropical sections of the Pacific and Indian oceans, Atolls are noted for creating an attractive and peaceful setting

37. Today’s Atolls formed in the past 500,000 years, Droxler said, driven by five wild swings in sea level that occurred every 100,000 years

38. Today's Atolls formed in the past 500,000 years, Droxler said, driven by five wild swings in sea level that occurred every 100,000 years

39. The collection of Atolls and islands have become a popular travel destination, promising visitors privacy, luxury and the beach holiday of their dreams!

40. Atolls are surrounded by deep ocean water and range in diameter from about 1 km (0.62 mi) to over 100 km (62 mi).

41. Bougainville, including Nissan island and the atolls, dominates with 42.1 % of population distribution followed by South Bougainville with 32.2 % and Central Bougainville with 25.7% (Census 2011:35)

42. Official Spokesperson: Yesterday we were informed about an Indian citizen aged 24 years who was subjected to a brutal rape in one of the atolls.

43. South Keeling Island, one of 27 Atolls in the Indian Ocean's Cocos Islands, as seen from NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite on July 31, 2009

44. MIDWAY ATOLL — The long stretch of Atolls and coral reefs northwest of the main Hawaiian islands is so precious that humans generally aren’t allowed to venture there.

45. Darwin (1842) referred to barrier reefs surrounding volcanic islands as an intermediate stage in the development of Atolls through long-term subsidence and reef growth

46. In nineteenth-century accounts of travel among the islands and Atolls, one comes across passage after passage about the dress and ornamentation of the inhabitants

47. Darwin (1842) referred to barrier reefs surrounding volcanic islands as an intermediate stage in the development of Atolls through long-term subsidence and reef growth.

48. The Nilandhe Atolls- after the island of Nilandhoo, now in the northern atoll and was an important historic religious centre of the Maldives in the pre-Islamic era

49. Atolls are often only around two meters (6.6 feet) above sea level, but sea levels could rise by more than that by the end of this century, according to scientists

50. Kolhumadulu- meaning atoll at the end (kolhu) in reference to the end of the east-west divide of the Maldives Atolls between Kaashidhoo Kandu and Kudahuvadhoo Kandu.

51. Famous Atolls around the world include those within the Tuamotu Archipelago , the Coral Sea Islands, and the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as Chagos Archipelago and

52. Norse’s work helped convince Bush to establish the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in 2006, which limited or prohibited fishing across nearly 140,000 square miles of shoals and Atolls

53. Atolls are more or less annular reef and reef-island systems found mostly in oceanic mid-plate settings, where they rest on the peaks of submarine volcanic edifices

54. Atolls of Maldives The warm tropical sun, white sand beaches and blue waters await those who venture to the wonderful archipelago of the Maldives, located just south of the Indian sub-continent

55. In addition to the reef itself —actually a series of reefs— the reserve includes some 450 cays, or islets, and three coral atolls, ring-shaped reefs enclosing picturesque lagoons.

56. Sea level rises associated with climate change may ultimately decrease the availability of nesting habitat at the low-lying atolls where a high proportion of the global population of Black-footed Albatrosses breed.

57. Meanwhile, in the atolls that were doused by radioactive fallout, the rate of thyroid abnormalities, cataracts, retardation in growth, stillbirths and miscarriages for the inhabitants is far higher than among the other Marshallese.

58. The findings of the report on the perspectives of children was based on confidential self‐administered questionnaires distributed among 1467 school children in 18 schools in Malè and Haa Alif and Dhaalu Atolls.

59. Section illustrating the formation of barrier reefs and Atolls, Atlantic reef corals, a handbook of the common reef and shallow-water corals of Bermuda, Florida, the West Indies, and Brazil (1948).jpg 1,880 × 2,276; 1.08 MB

60. SLR will exacerbate the impact of large waves on Atolls’ coral reefs by reducing wave breaking at the reef crest and increasing the water level over the reef flat, which will allow larger waves to reach the shoreline [Fig

61. Atolls consist of ribbons of reef that may not always be circular but whose broad configuration is a closed shape up to dozens of kilometres across, enclosing a lagoon that may be approximately 50 metres (160 feet) deep or more.

62. Spratly Islands, Chinese (Pinyin) Nansha Qundao or (Wade-Giles transliteration) Nan-sha Ch’un-tao, Malay Kepulauan Spratly, Pilipino Pangkat Islang Kalayaan, Vietnamese Quan Dao Truong Sa, large group of reefs, shoals, Atolls, and small islets in the South China Sea of the Pacific Ocean.

63. Atoll, coral reef enclosing a lagoon. Atolls consist of ribbons of reef that may not always be circular but whose broad configuration is a closed shape up to dozens of kilometres across, enclosing a lagoon that may be approximately 50 metres (160 feet) deep or more.

64. In October, four Navy and Marine Corps lieutenants, members of the Radiological Safety Section, reported the results of a late-September survey of migratory fish—tuna, jacks, mackerel, and barracuda—caught in the waters off Ailinginae, Rongelap, Rongerik, and Wotho Atolls.7 Sixty such fish were caught, their organs monitored with an X-263 G

65. The shape of 99 of the world's 425 Atolls has been studied using three types of measurement: form ratios derived from fluvial geomorphology (Miller's Circularity Ratio, R c; Schumm's Elongation Ratio, R e; Horton's Form Factor, F), best-fit regular geometric figures (giving an Ellipticity Index, I e), and actual measurement of shape, by means of best-fit octagons and by the radial line method

66. Chapters 3 to 9 will focus on provisioning services, including food, construction materials, renewable energy and coastal protection; hydrological cycle, including sea level, salinity, nutrients and heat transport; sea/air interaction, including air quality, meteorological events, acidification, coal mining; primary production, including distribution, causes and effects, surface layer; ocean-sourced carbonate production, including sediment supply to atolls; aesthetic, religious and spiritual ecosystem services; and scientific understanding and conclusion.