Coral Reef Island
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006686
A tropical island built of organic material derived from the skeletons of corals and other reef associates. Coral islands are usually low and may be several kilometers in size. Typically their structure is integrally part of a living or relatively recent coral reef.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-006686 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| References | Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012 |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A tropical island built of organic material derived from the skeletons of corals and other reef associates. Coral islands are usually low and may be several kilometers in size. Typically their structure is integrally part of a living or relatively recent coral reef.",
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"Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
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}
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