As the Moon blocked just the central portion of the Sun, people looking skyward would have seen a fiery ring around the Moon's perimeter, what is known as an annular eclipse.

当月亮正好阻挡住太阳中心的一部分，人们会看太阳像燃烧的圆环环绕在月球的周边，这就是日环食。

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Today central Moscow lies inside the ring, but the city stretches well beyond.

如今，莫斯科市中心位于环城公路之内，但是城市的扩展远远超出了环城公路的范围。

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Over geologic time the central volcano becomes extinct, followed by erosion and subsidence beneath the sea surface, leaving the coral reefs as a ring around (or cap on) the submerged island remnant.

由于侵蚀和海底的下沉，经过地质时代的变迁，中心的火山已经不见踪影，而只留下珊瑚礁环绕或覆盖在沉入海底的火山岛上。

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Thirty-two are atolls (ring-shaped islands with a central lagoon) while Banaba is a raised coral island.

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