Concept information
Preferred term
Created: 2020-12-09T16:58:42Z
Definition
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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.
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Source: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lagoon.html
Created: 1/8/20
Broader concept
- 泻湖 (zh)
Entry terms
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环礁泻湖 (zh)
Created: 2020-01-08T12:10:38.948+01:00
Last modified: 2020-12-09T16:58:42Z
In other languages
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البحيرات المرجانية
Created: 2024-06-17T17:09:42Z
Arabic
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atoll lagoons
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
English
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lagunes de l'atoll
Created: 2020-01-08T12:09:49.738+01:00
French
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ატოლის ლაგუნა
Created: 2021-02-23T20:22:31
Georgian
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Lagune (in einem Atoll)
Created: 2021-07-08T10:32:00
German
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Atolllagune
Created: 2021-07-08T10:32:11
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Lagune di atolli
Created: 2020-12-04T11:26:42Z
Italian
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лагуны атолла
Created: 2020-01-08T12:10:19.599+01:00
Russian
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Laguna de atolones
Created: 2025-02-11T21:15:42Z
Spanish
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rasi za atoll
Created: 2024-06-17T14:19:25
Swahili
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atol lagün
Created: 2020-02-12T08:07:02.546+01:00
Turkish