ðə ɹˈiːf ɪz kəmpˈoʊzd əvə nˈæɹoʊ ɹˈiːfkɹˈɛst ðæt ɪz bˈækt baɪ bɹˈɔːd ɹˈiːf flˈæts mˈʌtʃ ʌvwˈɪtʃ bɪkˌʌmz ɛkspˈoʊzd æt lˈoʊ tˈaɪd ænd ɐ dˈiːp sˈɛntɹəl lɐɡˈuːn ðæt ɪz kənˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ˈoʊpən sˈiː baɪ tˈuː dˈɛltəlˈaɪk tʃˈænəlz.
The reef is composed of a narrow reef-crest that is backed by broad reef flats – much of which becomes exposed at low tide – and a deep central lagoon that is connected to the open sea by two delta-like channels.