Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> _______ are the most common type of coral reefs, and are roughly circular or horse-shoe shaped with a steep outer slope leading to deep water and a lagoon in the centre.

• A. Atolls
• B. Fringing Reefs

Answer 1

The correct option is A Atolls

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The atolls are situated away from the deep sea platforms and are found around an island or on a submarine platform in an elliptical form. For example Fiji Atolls, Suvadivo in Maldives and Funafoothis Atoll of Ellice.