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Table Coral
Photo: Table coral in Micronesia's Phoenix Islands
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A diver swims over a reef of table coral near Kanton Island in the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. The coral ecosystem of the Phoenix Islands is largely intact, making them one of the last havens of ocean wilderness.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen

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