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6.3.3.1 Fringing Reefs

A fringing reef is a type of coral reef which grows out directly from a landmass, and as a result lies relatively close to the shore. Most fringing reefs are less than 40 m wide.


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Formation of an Atoll: Sinking Island
Formation of an Atoll: Sinking Island
Gilluly, J., A. C. Waters, and A. O. Woodford.
Principles of Geology.
W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, 1975.
Fringing reef  Atoll  Formation of an Atoll: Sinking Island  Formation of an Atoll  Formation of an Atoll  Fringing coral reef, south side of Vito Levu, Fiji Islands.(reef flat) 

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