Sentences with phrase «other coral atolls»

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This would mean that, compared to other living coral systems, such as the Pacific atolls of Enewetak and Bikini, which have accumulated over more than 45 million years, the Great Barrier Reef is an infant in geological terms.

The rise and fall of sea level over the millennia, coupled with natural karst topography and clear waters, results in a diverse submarine seascape of patch reefs, fringing reefs, faros, pinnacle reefs, barrier reefs as well as off - shelf atolls, rare deep water coral reefs and other unique geological features such as the Blue Hole and Rocky Point where the barrier reef touches the shore.

There are at least four other small islands, barely dots in the ocean, as well as coral atolls raising out of the sparkling waters of the Southwest Gilis... more delightful islands in the making.

What I concluded is that in the vicinity of human habitation (e.g., occupied coral atolls), other human excesses are currently a source of greater harm than ocean acidification (or heat stress, which is as a separate issue).