The three stages of coral development illustrated by section drawings of the same island. As the island subsides, the fringing reef builds up into a barrier reef and then becomes an atoll as the land itself sinks below sea level. Darwin and the Beagle by Alan Moorhead, page 237.

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Caption: The three stages of coral development illustrated by section drawings of the same island. As the island subsides, the fringing reef builds up into a barrier reef and then becomes an atoll as the land itself sinks below sea level. Darwin and the Beagle by Alan Moorhead, page 237.

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Keywords: ALAN MOOREHEAD • ALAN MOORHEAD • ATOLL • CHARLES DARWIN • CORAL DEVELOPMENT • CORAL ISLAND • CORAL • DIAGRAM • DISCOVERY • EXPEDITION • EXPLORATION • FRINGING REEF • GEOLOGIA • GEOLOGY • HMS BEAGLE • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • ISLAND • LABELS • LAND • SEA LEVEL • SECTION DRAWINGS • SINKING • TEXT • THREE STAGES