![A broken ring of land interrupts the dark blue Pacific Ocean with a lagoon in the interior of the ring.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/funafuti-oli-20230928.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu
The Pacific island has a storied past in the study of atoll formation and a tenuous future as it adapts to sea level rise. View the full story
Credits: NASA Earth Observatory / Wanmei Liang
TakenSeptember 28, 2023
Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory / Wanmei Liang
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