atoll
ring-shaped coral reef, generally formed over a former oceanic volcano, frequently with small emerging islands (motus) over the rim, often enclosing a central lagoon possibly still containing one or a few emerging elevated islands
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atoll
Summary
atoll ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,743 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- atoll is credited with the discovery of Charles Darwin[2].
- atoll is a type of island[3].
- atoll's Commons category is recorded as Atolls[4].
- atoll comprises coral reef lagoon[5].
- atoll comprises coral reef[6].
- atoll's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1842[7].
- atoll's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atolls[8].
- atoll's Commons gallery is recorded as Atoll[9].
- atoll's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as biotic_reef:type=atoll[10].
- atoll's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as natural=atoll[11].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17].
- atoll's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
- atoll's shape is recorded as annulus[19].
- atoll's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox atoll[20].
- atoll's has immediate cause is recorded as volcano[21].
- atoll's studied by is recorded as geomorphology[22].
- atoll's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000166[23].
- atoll's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
Body
Definition and Type
atoll is a type of island[3].
Use and Application
Components include coral reef lagoon[5] and coral reef[6].
Influence
Things named for atoll include Atoll Nunataks[25], a nunatak[26].
Why It Matters
atoll ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,743 views/month).[1] atoll has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] atoll is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for atoll include Atoll Nunataks[25], a nunatak[26].