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Lagoon vs Atoll - What's the difference?

lagoon | atoll |

As nouns the difference between lagoon and atoll

is that lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar while atoll is a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.

lagoon

English

(wikipedia lagoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

    • atoll

    English

    (wikipedia atoll)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.

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