“The main island, the Tarawa atoll, is only a few metres above sea level and houses around 40,000 people.”

“The water in the center of the atoll is undrinkable and holds only pond weed and biting isopods.”

“The mission involved a patrol to the northern-most extremity of the Solomon archipelago, to a picturesque atoll called Ontong Java.”

“The Tuamotus are a group of low-lying atolls that form part of French Polynesia.”

“Hidden beneath the salty Pacific, the coral atolls along the northwestern Hawaiian chain put an abrupt end to many a daring seafarer's adventure.”

“Communities on the coral atolls are usually concentrated along the leeward shoreline of lagoons.”