Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

There is no term for this concept in this language.

substances (en) > вада > surface water (en) > lagoons (en) > atoll lagoons (en)
рыса > physiographic features (en) > surface water (en) > lagoons (en) > atoll lagoons (en)

Preferred term

atoll lagoons (en)  

Definition

  • Information Atoll lagoons form when an island completely subsides beneath the water, leaving a ring of coral that continues to grow upwards. At the center of the ring is a body of water that is often deep. The combination of coral growth and water creates a lagoon.

    Source: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lagoon.html

    Created: 1/8/20

     (en)

Broader concept

Related concepts

In other languages

URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_46eb43fd

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 9/4/19, last modified 2/11/25