of coral reefs conducted by Charles Darwin in the Pacific. The first expedition in 1896 was led by Professor William Johnson Sollas of the University of Oxford. Geologists included Walter George Woolnough and Edgeworth David of the University of Sydney. Professor Edgeworth David led the expedition in 1897. The third expedition in 1898 was led by Alfred Edmund Finckh. United States national monuments On January 6, 2009, U.S. President George W. Bush announced the creation of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, covering several islands and atolls under U.S. jurisdiction. See also Baratal limestone, sometimes described as the oldest known atoll Low island Nukuoro Atoll Kapingamarangi Atoll References Dobbs, David. 2005. Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral. Pantheon. Fairbridge, R. W. 1950. "Recent and Pleistocene coral reefs of Australia". J. Geol., 58(4): 330–401. McNeil, F. S. 1954. "Organic reefs and banks and associated detrital sediments". Amer. J. Sci., 252(7): 385–401. External links Formation of Bermuda reefs Darwin's Volcano – a short video discussing Darwin and Agassiz' coral reef formation debate NOAA National Ocean Service Education - Coral Atoll Animation NOAA National Ocean Service - What are the three main types of coral reefs? Research Article: Predicting Coral Recruitment in Palau’s Complex Reef Archipelago World Atolls, Goldberg 2016: A global map containing all atolls Coastal and oceanic landforms Oceanographical terminology Biogeomorphology Islands by type