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atolls (islands (landforms), landmasses, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Designates circular, elliptical, or horseshoe-shaped islands or a ring of such islands, usually formed by coral reefs and enclosing a lagoon. In most cases, the lagoon occupies the place of a submerged island.
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| atolls (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| atoll (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| 環礁 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| huán jiāo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| huan jiao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| huan chiao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| atollen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| atol (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| Atolle (C,U,German,D,PN)
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| Atoll (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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| atolones (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| atolón (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RD |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ landscapes (environments) (G) |
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................ natural landscapes (G) |
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.................... landforms (terrestrial) (G) |
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........................ landmasses (G) |
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............................ islands (landforms) (G) |
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................................ atolls (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 意指圓形、橢圓或馬蹄形的環狀島嶼群，通常由珊瑚礁構成且中間圍繞著瀉湖。 |
| Dutch ..... Aanduiding voor cirkelvormige, elliptische of hoefijzervormige eilandjes of een ring van zulke eilandjes; doorgaans bestaan ze uit koraalriffen en omsluiten ze een lagune. |
| German ..... Bezeichnet eine elliptische, kreis- oder hufeisenförmige Insel oder einen Ring solcher Inseln, die in der Regel durch Korallenriffe entstehen und eine Lagune umschließen. In den meisten Fällen befindet sich die Lagune auf einer überschwemmten Insel. |
| Spanish ..... Designa una isla circular, elíptica o en forma de herradura o bien un anillo de tales islas, generalmente formadas por arrecifes de coral y que encierran un lago en su interior. |
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