A low island is, in geology (and sometimes in archaeology), an island of coral origin. The term applies whether the island was formed as a result of sedimentation upon a coral reef or of the uplifting of such islands. The term is used to distinguish such islands from high islands, whose origins are volcanic. Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... Archaeology or archæology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of cultural and environmental data, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Orders see Anthozoa zsnobordinkid505@aol. ... Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid. ... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ... A tectonic uplift is a geological process most often caused by plate tectonics which increases elevation. ... High Island is the name of several places in the United States: Communities High Island, Texas Islands High Island (Michigan) High Island (New York) High Island (Connecticut) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ...

This distinction is important to understand, as there are some "low islands", such as Makatea, Nauru, Niue and Banaba, which rise several hundred feet above sea level, while a number of "high islands" rise no more than a few feet above sea level, often classified as "rocks". Banaba can have the following meanings: Banaba (Lagerstroemia speciosa) is a type of tree that grows in Thailand. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

Low islands are the kind of islands which ring the lagoons of atolls. See lagoon (disambiguation) for other possible meanings. ... Atoll in the western pacific ocean For the programming language, see ATOLL programming language. ...

The two types of islands are often found in close proximity, especially among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean, where low islands are found on the fringing reefs which surround most high islands. The Pacific Ocean has an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number is unknown. ...