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A. Atolls are coral rings found in warm seas where the corals can develop. Most of the world’s approximately 440 atolls are in the tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific Ocean. Tuvalu also has three reef islands. The highest point on Tuvalu’s islands is only 15 feet above sea level.
C. While more than a quarter of Australia’s population was born overseas, it has one of the world’s strictest regimes for undocumented migrants. Its navy regularly tows away migrant boats. However, Tuvalu’s legal migrants will be able to access Australian education, health, and key income and family support upon arrival.
B. With Australia’s help, Tuvalu hopes to increase its land mass by six percent and create more space for housing and other essential services to enable “people to remain living in Tuvalu in the face of sea level rise.” Still, daily flooding is expected to cover much of Tuvalu’s land area by 2050.
D. Tuvalu is in Polynesia, a roughly triangular area of the Pacific with Hawaii at its northern point, Easter Island at its southeastern point, and New Zealand at its southwestern point. The indigenous people of Polynesia's approximately 1,000 islands have related languages, cultural practices, and traditional beliefs.