Fringing

It cannot be that the corals will not grow close to the land; for the shores within the lagoon-channel, when not surrounded by alluvial soil, are often fringed by living reefs; and we shall presently see that there is a whole class, which I have called Fringing-reefs from their close attachment to the shores both of continents and of islands.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

It cannot be that the corals will not grow close to the land; for the shores within the lagoon-channel, when not surrounded by alluvial soil, are often fringed by living reefs; and we shall presently see that there is a whole class, which I have called Fringing-reefs from their close attachment to the shores both of continents and of islands.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

It cannot be that the corals will not grow close to the land; for the shores within the lagoon-channel, when not surrounded by alluvial soil, are often fringed by living reefs; and we shall presently see that there is a whole class, which I have called Fringing Reefs from their close attachment to the shores both of continents and of islands.

Chapter XX 1909

It cannot be that the corals will not grow close to the land; for the shores within the lagoon-channel, when not surrounded by alluvial soil, are often fringed by living reefs; and we shall presently see that there is a whole class, which I have called Fringing-reefs from their close attachment to the shores both of continents and of islands.

The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845

Fringing reefs are simply reefs that grow attached to the shoreline (of either continents or islands).

Coral reef 2010

Fringing reefs begin growth in shallow water close to shore and tend to accumulate outward.

Coral reef 2010

Fringing reefs occur in the northern section of the region and are most extensively developed between Daintree and Bloomfield rivers.

Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia 2008

Fringing reefs almost completely surround the islands of Mauritius (including Rodrigues) and the Comoros islands, while many fringing and patch reefs occur around the granitic islands of the Seychelles.

Western Indian Ocean Islands and coastal and marine environments 2008

Fringing mangroves are bands of mangrove along subtropical or tropical mainland shores in areas of low wave energy.

Coastal barriers in the United States 2008

Fringing and patch coral reefs are extensive and best developed in the west and north facing areas, the most intact being on the north-east coast of Komodo and the south-west coast of Rinca and Padar.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008