Atolls
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Settlements and Landscapes > landscapes (environments) > natural landscapes > landforms (terrestrial) > landmasses > islands (landforms)
Descripción
Designates circular, elliptical, or horseshoe-shaped islands or a ring of such islands, usually formed by coral reefs and enclosing a lagoon. In most cases, the lagoon occupies the place of a submerged island.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 環礁 [zh]
- atollen [nl]
- atolones [es]
- huán jiāo [zh]
- huan jiao [zh]
- huan chiao [zh]
- atoll [en]
- atol [nl]
- atolón [es]