atoll

(Englisch)

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈætɒl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.

Konzepte

Atoll

ringförmige Koralleninsel

Synonyme

circular coral reef

lagoon island

atoll reef

Übersetzungen

atoll

atolón

atollo

atol

atol

atol

atol

koraaleiland

mercanada

ατόλλη

atol

ατόλη

κοραλλιογενές νησί

atòl

δακτυλιοειδής νήσος