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Bryan (1953) lists about 400 atolls. The full article is available through http://www.botany.Hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/arb/019-23/v019-23.pdf. This is not a definitive list as the definition of an atoll is still the subject of discussion discussion.
Bryan, E.H., 1953. Check list of atolls. Atoll Res. Bull., 19: 1-38.
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