Multiple choice

Which one of the following relief features is defined as a low island found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs surrounding a central depression?

  1. Seamount

  2. Guyot

  3. Submarine Canyon

  4. Atoll

  5. Continental Slope

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Atoll is a low island found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs surrounding a central depression. It may be a part of the sea (lagoon), or sometimes form enclosing body of fresh, brackish, or highly saline water.