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40 fathoms Agassiz aggradation almost-atoll anticline atoll reefs atolls bank barrier reef Chapter charted cliffed coast cone cooler seas coral reefs coral seas Darwin's theory delta described detritus dissected drowned east eastern elevated atolls elevated reefs embayed embayed shore lines embayments emergence enclosed eroded erosion evidence explained farther fathoms fathoms deep feet high Fiji formed foundations fringing reefs geological Glacial epochs Glacial-control theory growth height Hence Indian Ocean inferred islets lagoon depths lagoon floor Levu limestone Louisiade Archipelago low-level abrasion Maldive Mangaia marginal belt miles in diameter miles wide moderate northwest Oahu ocean level origin Pacific plunging cliffs Postglacial present recent reef flat reef upgrowth reefless rise sea level shallow shoals side slope spur ends still-standing submarine submerged surface Tahiti unconformable upheaval uplifted valleys Vanua Levu Viti Levu volcanic cones volcanic islands volcanic rocks waves