Atoll
As reef building corals thrive only in warm waters atolls are only found in the tropics and subtropics. ˈa-ˌtȯl -ˌtäl -ˌtōl ˈā- Definition of atoll. Rose Atoll Melanesia Rose Island South Pacific Islands A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon Illustration of atoll Did you know. . An atoll ˈætɒl - ɔːl - oʊl əˈtɒl - ˈtɔːl - ˈtoʊl sometimes known as a coral atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. An atoll is a ring of coral that originally grew completely around the shoreline of an island and which continued to grow upward on top of itself as the island subsided or eroded away. Based in Huntington Beach CA Team Atolls roots can be traced back to Southern California surf culture combined with a love of Mother Nature. Atolls consist of ribbons of reef that may not always be circular but whose broad configuration is a closed shape up to dozens of
