Which of the following coral reefs is horse shoe shaped reef that encircles a lagoon but not an island?

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Which of the following coral reefs is horse shoe shaped reef that encircles a lagoon but not an island? (A) Atoll reef (B) Fringing reefs (C) Barrier reefs (D) Hawaiian island

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An atoll reef is also called coral island or lagoon island which is circular or horse shoe shaped reef that encircles a lagoon but not an island. It may be complete or broken by a number of channels.
e.g. - Lakshdweep and Maldive islands in Indian Ocean.

Q. Which of the following coral reefs is horse shoe shaped reef that encircles a lagoon but not an island?

Atoll reef

Fringing reefs

Barrier reefs

Hawaiian island

An atoll reef is also called coral island or lagoon island which is circular or horse shoe shaped reef that encircles a lagoon but not an island. It may be complete or broken by a number of channels. e.g. - Lakshdweep and Maldive islands in Indian Ocean.

An atoll reef is also called coral island or lagoon island which is circular or horse shoe shaped reef that encircles a lagoon but not an island. It may be complete or broken by a number of channels.
e.g. - Lakshdweep and Maldive islands in Indian Ocean.