The first scientist to propose the origin of coral reefs based upon subsidence (sinking)of volcanic islands was:
A)Harry Hess.
B)Charles Darwin.
C)Alfred Wegener.
D)Drummond Matthews.
E)John Tuzo Wilson.

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Charles Darwin was the first scientist to propose the origin of coral reefs based upon subsidence of volcanic islands in his book "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" published in 1842.

The First Scientist to Propose the Origin of Coral Reefs