File talk:Coral atoll formation animation.gif

Wrong illustration

This illustration is wrong, the island sinks while the base of the reef remains fixed. The subsidence process implies that the whole complex sinks, but the reef grows simultaneously, maintaining the alive part at sea level. It is best illustrated in File:Atoll forming-i18.png. --PePeEfe (talk) 08:53, 6 May 2020 (UTC)