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Wikipedia: A Fringing reef is one of the three main types of coral reefs recognized by most coral reef scientists. It is distinguished from the other two main types in that has either an entirely shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all. If a fringing reef grows directly from the shoreline (see photo, right) the reef flat extends right to the beach and there is no backreef.
![[Diagram of a fringing coral reef.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Coral_reef_diagram_s.jpg "Diagram of a fringing coral reef.")
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![[Reefs in the Maldives]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Maldives_small_island_s.jpg "Reefs in the Maldives")
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![[Fringing reef off the coast of Eilat, Israel.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/EilatFringingReef_s.jpg "Fringing reef off the coast of Eilat, Israel.")
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