A fringing reef ____.
A)forms near the coastline of an island
B)has a deep lagoon that separates the reef from the island
C)is ring-shaped and is not associated with an island
D)is composed of a series of linear segments extending radially from an island

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Fringing reefs form near the coastline of an island, unlike barrier reefs which have a deep lagoon that separates the reef from the island, and atolls which are ring-shaped and not associated with an island. The description in option D is closer to a radial reef, not a fringing reef.

A Fringing Reef ____