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| atoll |
a ring-shaped island or reef that surrounds a lagoon. |
| cay |
a small, low-lying island or reef; key. |
| Coral Sea |
an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean located off the northwestern coast of Australia, extending to the north as far as New Guinea and the Soloman Islands and to the east by Vanuatu. The sea is the location of the Great Barrier Reef. It was also the scene of a fierce naval battle between Japan and the United States in World War II. |
| Great Barrier Reef |
the largest coral reef system in the world, located in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia. |
| ledge |
an underwater reef or ridge. [1/3 definitions] |
| pintano |
any of various small, brightly colored, tropical reef fishes of the southern Atlantic. |
| reef2 |
to reduce or shorten (a sail) by making a reef or reefs. [1/2 definitions] |
| reef knot |
a square knot used to reef sails; flat knot. |
| shelf |
something that resembles this structure, such as a rock projection or ledge, a sandbar, a reef, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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