A/An ____________________ is close to the land and has either no lagoon or a very shallow lagoon.

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Fringing reefs are directly attached to and grow outward from the shoreline or a landmass. They have no lagoon or very shallow ones. Atolls are circular reefs surrounding a central lagoon, barrier reefs are separated from the shore by a lagoon, bank or patch reefs rise from the deep ocean floor, and reef crests are shallow areas at the top of a reef.

A/An ____________________ Is Close to the Land and Has Either