Tag:natural=atoll
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A ring-shaped coral reef ithat encircles a lagoon partially or completely, and may include small islands. ![]() |
Group: natural |
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The tag natural=atoll
is used to map an atoll (sometimes called a coral atoll), a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely, and may include small islands or islets.
How to map
As a node: if the full extent of the atoll, including the reef, cannot be yet be mapped, then place a node at the approximate center of the atoll.
As an area: draw a closed way around the outer border of the reef, including all of the islands and the lagoon within the area. This is the most common way of mapping atolls.
Use a multipolygon relation if the atoll has more than one area; draw two or more closed ways and add each to the relation with
role=outer
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- Note:
place=island
must be use the coastline when mapped as an area or relation, butnatural=atoll
should include the entire area of the coral reef and lagoon, in addition to any island or islets.
- Consider adding the islands to a multipolygon relation with
place=archipelago
if the group of islands has a name.
Tags used in combination
See also
place=island
- for tagging each island within the atollplace=islet
- for very small islandsplace=archipelago
- to map the islands of the atoll or a chain of atolls.natural=coastline
- to map the coast of any islands within an atollnatural=reef
- to map the reef which surrounds the atoll
Examples
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Nukuoro Atoll (from space via NASA)
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The coast of Bikini Atoll
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Raa Atoll, in the Maldives
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Bora Bora aerial view
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Tarawa atoll aerial view
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Wake Island atoll aerial view
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Penrhyn Atoll aerial view