How are coral reefs formed? Name two examples of coral reef?
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Coral reefsbegin to form when free-swimming coral larvae attach to submerged rocks or other hard surfaces along the edges of islands or continents. As thecorals grow and expand, reefs take on one of three major characteristic structures —fringing,barrier or atoll.
Filippo reef
Flinders reef etc
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The structural foundation ofindividual coral reefsis formed by a multitude of marine animals and plants through the processes of slow accumulation and deposition of calcium carbonate (limestone) extracted from seawater.
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