Atoll

An atoll (/ˈætɒl/, /ˈætɔːl/, /ˈætoʊl/, /əˈtɒl/, /əˈtɔːl/ or /əˈtoʊl/), sometimes called a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands/cays on the rim. The coral of the atoll often sits atop the rim of an extinct seamount or volcano which has eroded or subsided partially beneath the water. The lagoon forms over the volcanic crater or caldera while the higher rim remains above water or at shallow depths that permit the coral to grow and form the reefs. For the atoll to persist, continued erosion or subsidence must be at a rate slow enough to permit reef growth upwards and outwards to replace the lost height.

Usage

The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi (an Indo-Aryan language spoken on the Maldive Islands) word atholhu (Dhivehi: އަތޮޅު, [ˈət̪ɔɭu]), meaning an administrative subdivision.^OED Its first recorded use in English was in 1625 as atollon – Charles Darwin recognized its indigenous origin and coined, in his The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, the definition of atolls as "circular groups of coral islets" that is synonymous with "lagoon-island".

South Pacific

South Pacific may refer to:

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Australasia, a region of Oceania, including New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands

Sub-equatorial Oceania, a region centered on the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean

South Pacific Ocean, the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, usually the area south of the equator

Film, television and plays

South Pacific, a 1943 Broadway stage play written by Howard Rigsby and Dorothy Heyward and staged by Lee Strasberg

South Pacific (musical) (1949), a musical play by Rodgers and Hammerstein

South Pacific in Hi-Fi, a 1958 album of jazz interpretations of the above music by the Chico Hamilton Quintet

South Pacific in Hi-Fi, a 1958 album of jazz interpretations of the above music by the Chico Hamilton Quintet

South Pacific (1958 film) (1958), an adaptation of the 1949 musical play

South Pacific (soundtrack), soundtrack of the 1958 film

South Pacific (soundtrack), soundtrack of the 1958 film

South Pacific (2001 film) (2001), a television production of the 1949 musical play

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Gimme some to dance to
For one priceless moment in the whole history of man
All the people on this Earth are truly one
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Are truly one
All the people on this Earth are truly one

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Tens of thousands march in London to demand Theresa May's resignation

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Bernstein: We are in the midst of a 'malignant presidency'

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Urban Millennials Having Strokes At An Alarming Rate

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Obama calls for 'liberal solutions' to globalisation problems

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Stanford researchers exploring how corals of Bikini Atoll survive nuke tests

Edit Xinhua 02 Jul 2017

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Two researchers from Stanford University are exploring how corals that re-colonized Bikini Atoll after U.S ... Bikini Atoll experienced the historic fallout of 23 atomic bomb tests in the most northern of the Marshall Islands, located roughly halfway between Hawaii and Japan ... "The terrible history of Bikini Atoll is an ......

Which of the eight major islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago has no inhabitants?

Edit Community news 01 Jul 2017

Which of the eight major islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago has no inhabitants?. Kaho’Olawe. Kaho’Olawe is a scant 6 miles off the southwestern shore of Maui ... From 1941 to 1990 the U.S ... The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll ... pcrobin.com ... ....

How to spot a holiday booking scam

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Holiday booking scams were up a fifth last year, with almost 6,000 reported cases, and an average of £1,200 lost to the fraudsters ... 1 ... It's also essential to check they are a member of a trade body like ABTA and that they are ATOL protected. ....

“Operation Crossroads: Lest We Forget” – Review by Mark Barnes

Edit War History Online 30 Jun 2017

This impressive book is a case in point. The authors tell the story of the two atomic bomb tests carried out at Bikini Atoll in July 1946 when the United States military detonated two bombs – one dropped from a B29 to airburst over the target and the second exploded below the waterline throwing ten million tons of water into the air ... His story seems a typical one of work, petty rules, shore leave and all that it entails ... Mr ... ....

BP provides 2Q17 exploration highlights

Edit Oilfield Technology 30 Jun 2017

BP has announced its 2Q17 exploration highlights, declaring that it continues to make progress in shifting its exploration portfolio toward natural gas and advantaged oil ... Bernard Looney, BP’s Upstream CEO, commented ... This will not impact cash flow as part of re-balancing BP ... The Qattameya discovery in Egypt was the third gas discovery on the North Damietta offshore concession, where BP is already developing the Atoll field ... ....

Week ahead in Parliament

Edit BBC News 30 Jun 2017

Legislation will be needed to restore the power-sharing agreement, or in the event that the talks fail and direct rule from Westminster is restored ... Then, MPs turn to the second reading debate on the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing Bill - this is a fairly uncontroversial measure to modernise the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) scheme, which provides consumer protection for package holidays that include a flight ... Wednesday ... ....

How corals that re-colonized Bikini Atoll after nuclear bomb tests adapted to persistent radiation

Edit PhysOrg 29 Jun 2017

More than 70 years after the U.S. tested atomic bombs on a ring of sand in the Pacific Ocean called Bikini Atoll, Stanford researchers are studying how long-term radiation exposure there has affected corals that normally grow for centuries without developing cancer. The researchers' work is featured in today's (June 28) episode of "Big Pacific," a five-week PBS series about species, natural phenomena and behaviors of the Pacific Ocean....

Maldives: the best snorkelling on Earth

Edit Stuff 29 Jun 2017

BROOK SABIN/ONFLIGHTMODE.COM. Snorkelling in the Maldives is said to be the best in the world ... The best location for almost guaranteed sightings is South Ari Atoll, where you'll head out on a safari boat in search of big ominous shadows in the turquoise waters ... plankton ... You're almost certain to see a baby reef shark while at a resort; they spend most of their days in the very shallow water around the atolls, and are completely harmless....

Specialists from atoll nations gather in Tarawa to talk water security

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jun 2017

Technical officers from different Pacific atolls met in Kiribati for an intensive week of training and knowledge sharing to improve their capacity to support the water security of vulnerable island communities. The one-week Atoll Water Security Workshop was convened by the Pacific Community (SPC) in South Tarawa, an urban atoll community all too familiar with the impacts of climate variability on household water security....

Sailing down the Sal, one flamboyant sangodd at a time

Edit The Times of India 29 Jun 2017

Assolna/Ambelim ... On a partly sunny Thursday afternoon, five canoes tied to form what is known as a sangodd left the Banda ward in Ambelim after the local priest blessed the vessel ... Anna Pereira, also a resident of Assolna, was excited to eat the traditional Goan lunch comprising pulao and pork dishes like sorpotel and ardmass along with sannas as well as the traditional Goan sweet known as Atol prepared by her mother ... " ... RELATED ... LONDON....

Searching for Amelia Earhart, this time with dogs

Edit Star Advertiser 28 Jun 2017

Researchers are now cruising toward Nikumaroro, a coral atoll that is part of the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati ... Their stay on the remote atoll of Nikumaroro will last for eight days, he said ... to show the Electra poking out of the water near the atoll in 1937, and more ... And his critics have doubts as to whether Earhart ever made it to the atoll at all....

Dogs now on the trail of Amelia Earhart in the Pacific

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Jun 2017

New York. It has been almost 80 years since she vanished, and still they are trying to find her ... Hulton Archive ... It was sensational news at the time ... Sport & General Press Agency ... Researchers are now cruising toward Nikumaroro, a coral atoll that is part of the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati . ....

Chris Patten: A craven Britain has demeaned itself with China, Brexit will make it worse

Edit The Guardian 28 Jun 2017

Hong Kong’s last governor is ‘astonished’ at Britain’s behaviour and says it must be firmer as it searches for a post-EU trade relationship. Hong Kong. Chris Patten ... Read more ... Why should the Chinese tell … a western political leader whether or not he or she can meet the Dalai Lama? … Why should anybody in China be allowed to scold us for saying too much about turning atolls and reefs in the South China Sea into military bases?” ... ....

Atoll

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South Pacific

Places

Film, television and plays

Birth of an Atoll

Atolls of the South Pacific

Atoll RF Planning Tool for 4G(LTE) Tutorial

Atoll Basic for telecom engineers

An Entire Atoll To Ourselves In The Indian Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 88

Atoll Paradise of Tetiaroa - French Polynesia

Wake Island , Atoll of history

Wir können auch HIFI - Vorstellung von ATOLL Hifi Produkten aus unserer Ausstellung

Atoll - LTE

Bikini Atoll,70 Years Later

Atoll

ALBUMS

Birth of an Atoll

Atolls of the South Pacific

Atoll RF Planning Tool for 4G(LTE) Tutorial

Atoll Basic for telecom engineers

An Entire Atoll To Ourselves In The Indian Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 88

Atoll Paradise of Tetiaroa - French Polynesia

Wake Island , Atoll of history

Wir können auch HIFI - Vorstellung von ATOLL Hifi Produkten aus unserer Ausstellung

Atoll - LTE

Bikini Atoll,70 Years Later

Birth of an Atoll

Atolls of the South Pacific

Atoll RF Planning Tool for 4G(LTE) Tutorial

Atoll Basic for telecom engineers

An Entire Atoll To Ourselves In The Indian Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 88

Atoll Paradise of Tetiaroa - French Polynesia

Wake Island , Atoll of history

Wir können auch HIFI - Vorstellung von ATOLL Hifi Produkten aus unserer Ausstellung

Atoll - LTE

Bikini Atoll,70 Years Later

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An Entire Atoll To Ourselves In The Indian Ocean- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 88

Atoll Paradise of Tetiaroa - French Polynesia

Wake Island , Atoll of history

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See more photos of atoll

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