motus

E767359

Motus are small, low-lying coral islets typically found on the outer edges of atolls and lagoons in tropical ocean regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
motus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal landform ⓘ
coral islet ⓘ
geographical landform ⓘ
hasBiodiversityRole habitat for coastal plants ⓘ
habitat for seabirds ⓘ
nesting sites for marine turtles ⓘ
hasClimate tropical ⓘ
hasCulturalRole traditional land tenure areas in Pacific islands ⓘ
hasElevation low-lying ⓘ
hasHumanImpact coastal development ⓘ
resource extraction ⓘ
tourism infrastructure ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature porous limestone substrate ⓘ
hasRisk coastal erosion ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
storm surge flooding ⓘ
hasShape crescent-shaped ⓘ
elongated ⓘ
hasShorelineType rubble shores ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
hasSoilType coral sand soils ⓘ
hasTypicalComposition coral ⓘ
reef debris ⓘ
sand ⓘ
hasTypicalVegetation coastal shrubs ⓘ
coconut palms ⓘ
hasWaterSource rainwater lenses ⓘ
isAssociatedWith atolls ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ
isFormedBy coral reef growth ⓘ
sediment accumulation ⓘ
wave action ⓘ
isLocatedIn tropical ocean regions ⓘ
isLocatedOn outer edges of atolls ⓘ
outer edges of lagoons ⓘ
isPartOf atoll systems ⓘ
reef-lagoon complexes ⓘ
isSurroundedBy lagoon waters ⓘ
ocean ⓘ
isUsedFor small-scale habitation ⓘ
tourism and recreation ⓘ
traditional fishing activities ⓘ
isVulnerableTo tropical cyclones ⓘ
tsunami inundation ⓘ
supportsActivity copra production ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bora Bora → surroundedBy → motus ⓘ