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Discover the beauty and uniqueness of atolls in the Pacific Ocean, specifically the Marshall Islands atoll just north of the equator and the Wake Islands atoll. Learn about these ring-shaped coral reefs enclosing shallow lagoons through aerial overviews and informative resources.
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Atoll at·oll [at-awl, -ol, -ohl, uh-tawl, uh-tol, uh-tohl] Show IPA noun a ring-shapedcoralreeforastringof closely spaced small coral islands,enclosing or nearlyenclosingashallowlagoon.
Marshall Islands Atoll The Republic of Marshall Islands. This atoll is located just north of the equator and just east of the International date line. For more information: http://www.dartmouthrmi.com/AboutTheRMI.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoll
Wake Islands Atoll For more information: http://www.dartmouthrmi.com/AboutTheRMI.html Aerial overview of the Wake Island atoll, part of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. These islands are United States territories and are located far south and west of Hawaii.
Bibliography (Simply highlight, copy, and then paste these in. You may want to alphabetize as you go. When you are done, go back and check that they are in alphabetic order. http://www.dartmouthrmi.com/AboutTheRMI.html http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atoll?s=t http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands