Question

What are atolls?Explain it briefly.

Answer 1

An atoll is a coral reef,island,a series of islets.An atoll surrounds a body of water called lagoon.Sometimes atolls and lagoon protect a central island.Channels of islets connect a lagoon to the open sea or sea.

Answer 2

Answer:

Horse-shoe shaped coral islands

surrounding a lagoon are called ‘atolls’

• Example – Lakshadweep in the Arabian

Sea.