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Coral Islands

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Coral Islands 

the islands formed on the surface of coral reefs as a result of the activity of waves and swash from products of mechanical break down of coral limestone. Coral islands are also colonies of live corals.



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Consisting of approximately 1,190 coral islands clustered in a double chain of 26 coral reefs along the north-south direction spread over nearly 90,000 square kilometres, this is one of the most widely dispersed countries in the world.
He insists that he wants the country to be a showcase for renewable and clean energy and has vowed to make the tiny atoll nation of 1,192 low-lying coral islands carbon neutral by 2020.
The two hot, humid coral islands that make up Zanzibar (the other is called Pemba) had Arab rulers for numerous many years, and this is reflected in the predominance of the Muslim religion and the architecture.
 
 
 
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