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ribbon reef

coral reef

Also known as: wall reef

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In coral reef: Types of coral reefs
…some of them elongated into ribbon reefs. (3) Atolls are like circular barrier reefs but without their central landmass. (4) Finally, there are platform, or patch, reefs, which have irregular tablelike or pinnacle features. Smaller patches occur inside atoll lagoons. Larger patches occur as isolated parts of larger developments of…
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