- An
atoll (/ˈæt.ɒl, -ɔːl, -oʊl, əˈtɒl, -ˈtɔːl, -ˈtoʊl/) is a ring-shaped island,
including a
coral rim that
encircles a lagoon.
There may be
coral islands...
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Johnston Atoll is an
unincorporated territory of the
United States,
under the
jurisdiction of the
United States Air
Force (USAF). The
island is closed...
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Midway Atoll (colloquial:
Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Kuaihelani, lit. 'the
backbone of heaven'; Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds') is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)...
- South. 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...
- Kure
Atoll (/ˈkʊəriː/; Hawaiian: Hōlanikū, lit. 'bringing
forth heaven'; Mokupāpapa, 'flat island') or
Ocean Island is an
atoll in the
Pacific Ocean 48...
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Palmyra Atoll (/pælˈmaɪrə/), also
referred to as
Palmyra Island, is one of the
Northern Line
Islands (southeast of
Kingman Reef and
north of Kiribati)...
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Bikini Bikini Atoll (/ˈbɪkɪˌniː/ or /bɪˈkiːni/; Marshallese: Pikinni, [pʲiɡinnʲi], lit. 'coconut place'),
known as
Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century...
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Enewetak Atoll (/ɛˈniːwəˌtɔːk, ˌɛnɪˈwiːtɔːk/; also
spelled Eniwetok Atoll or
sometimes Eniewetok; Marshallese: Ānewetak, [ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk], or Āne-wātak,...
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Kwajalein Atoll (/ˈkwɑːdʒəlɪn/; Marshallese:
Kuwajleen [kʷuwɑzʲ(ɛ)lʲɛːnʲ]) is part of the
Republic of the
Marshall Islands (RMI). The
southernmost and...
- Look up
atoll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
atoll is a type of island.
Atoll or
ATOLL may also
refer to:
Atolls of the Maldives, in the Indian...
