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[2] [3] Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most of the approximately 440 atolls in the world are in the Pacific Ocean. Two different, well-cited models, the subsidence model and the antecedent karst model, have been used to explain the development of atolls. [4]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Atolls by sea or ocean (4 C) A. Atolls of Asia (8 C) D. Disputed atolls (22 P) O. Atolls of Oceania (7 C, 2 P) Pages in category ...
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The largest of these atolls is Boduthiladhunmathi, while the atoll containing the most islands is Huvadhu. Some atolls are in the form of a number of islands by time and in the form of isolated reefs, which could be classified as smaller atoll formations. All land above the surface in the Maldives is of coralline origin. The atolls of the ...
Ontong Java Atoll or Luangiua (formerly Lord Howe Atoll, not to be confused with Lord Howe Island) [2] is an atoll in Solomon Islands, and one of the largest atolls on earth. It is inhabited by a Polynesian community of about 2,400 people, who speak the Ontong Java language .