atoll

atoll :/ ˈætɔl; ˋætɑl/ n ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon
an island made of CORAL and shaped like a ring with a lake of sea water (called a LAGOON) in the middle

Example sentence:
     The Marshall Islands, in the central Pacific Ocean, consist of five islands and 29 atolls, which are each made up of many islets.
     The capital of the Maldives, on Male, the chief atoll of the island country.Population, 46, 334.
     马尔代夫首都,位于这个岛国的主环礁岛马累上,人口46,334.
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