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Maro Reef (Hawaiian
Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian languages that takes its name from Hawaii , the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed....
: Nalukakala) is a largely submerged coral
Coral

Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone?like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals....
 atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or the Leeward Islands are the small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian Islands located northwest of the islands of Kauai and Niihau....
. It was discovered in 1820 by Captain Joseph Allen of the ship Maro, after whose ship the reef was named. With a total area of , it is the largest coral reef
Coral reef

Coral reefs are aragonite structures produced by living organisms. In most reefs the predominant organisms are colonial cnidarian that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate....
 in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It contains 37 species of stony coral
Scleractinia

Scleractinia, also called Stony corals, are exclusively marine animals; they are very similar to sea anemones but generate a hard skeleton....
.

Unlike most atolls, the coral extends out from the center like spokes on a wheel.






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Maro Reef (Hawaiian
Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian languages that takes its name from Hawaii , the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed....
: Nalukakala) is a largely submerged coral
Coral

Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone?like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals....
 atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or the Leeward Islands are the small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian Islands located northwest of the islands of Kauai and Niihau....
. It was discovered in 1820 by Captain Joseph Allen of the ship Maro, after whose ship the reef was named. With a total area of , it is the largest coral reef
Coral reef

Coral reefs are aragonite structures produced by living organisms. In most reefs the predominant organisms are colonial cnidarian that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate....
 in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It contains 37 species of stony coral
Scleractinia

Scleractinia, also called Stony corals, are exclusively marine animals; they are very similar to sea anemones but generate a hard skeleton....
.

Unlike most atolls, the coral extends out from the center like spokes on a wheel. Located about 850 miles (1,370 km) northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the Capital and most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the Honolulu County, Hawaii, and the city and county is designated as the entire island....
, Maro Reef contains about 1 acre (4,000 mē) of dry land which itself can be submerged depending on the tides. Some scientists believe that it "may be on the verge of drowning" because the reefs are detached and are vulnerable to strong storm waves.