atoll
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When the Marines headed toward the beach on the Tarawa atoll in 1943, things didn’t go well.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Under a contentious deal inked with Australia this year, the island nation will provide 30-year visas for up to 350 immigrants -- many convicted of serious crimes -- for resettlement on the barren atoll.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
The crew was astonished at the beauty of the atoll, a postcard photo of South Seas paradise.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
Approaching by plane, coconut trees and thick foliage are visible across the 44 sq km footprint-shaped atoll, the greenery punctuated by white military structures.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
Both of those atoll types present problems to human settlers, because they consist entirely of limestone without other stones, have only very thin soil, and lack permanent fresh water.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing atoll
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Pacific Islands - Introductory
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