They are called fringing reefs. They grow directly from shore and form borders along the shoreline.
When a fringing reef continues to grow upward from a volcanic island that has sunk entirely below the sea level, an atoll is formed. Atolls are usually circular or oval in shape, with an open lagoon in the center.
The fringing reef is the most common type of coral reef. They however tend to be very sensitive to human induced pollution in the water and are easily destroyed by such.
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I am not entirely sure about this one. But I believe that the "Emancipation Manifesto" signed by Czar Alexander II gave serfs land, or at least gave them the freedom to do what they wanted, like buying that said land.
No freedom of religion, or elections was yet to be had in Russia.
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The most abundant fossil fuel is coal... Coal isn't only our most abundant fossil fuel,it's also the one with perhaps the longest history. The U.S. has more coal reserves than any other country in the world. In fact, one-fourth of the all the known coal in the world is in the U.S.
