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kapingamarangi
lagoon
pratas
tarawa
chagos archipelago
tuamotus
islet
pingelapese
poluwat
kapingamarangian
atafu
fakaofoan
ulithian
hao
morane
moruroa
northwestern hawaiian islands
atolls
takuu
tuamotuan
nihoa
emon
mckean island
lakshadweep
coral island
rongelap
island
midway
nikumaroro
mopelia
coral
harp island
makatea
nanumea
baker island
trobriand islands
chuuk
line islands
reef
phoenix islands
coral reef
Definitions:
Noun
atoll
Definition: an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
Definition: a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls