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A view of Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil


A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral reef, or similar feature. Thus, the enclosed body of water behind a barrier reef or barrier islands or enclosed by an atoll reef is called a lagoon. This application of lagoon in English dates from 1769. It adapted and extended the sense of the Venetian laguna (cf Latin , 'empty space'), which specifically referred to Venice's shallow, island-studded stretch of saltwater, protected from the Adriatic by the barrier beaches of the Lido (see Venetian Lagoon). Lagoon refers to both coastal lagoons formed by the build-up of sandbanks or reefs along shallow coastal waters, and the lagoons in atolls, formed by the growth of coral reefs on slowly sinking central islands. Lagoons that are fed by freshwater streams are also called estuaries.

Albemarle Sound in North Carolina, Great South Bay, between Long Island and the barrier beaches of Fire Island in New York, Banana River in Florida and Lake Illawarra in New South Wales are all lagoons. In the UK there are lagoons at Montrose, (Scotland) and Tywyn, (Wales), whilst the expanse of water inside Chesil Beach, England, known as The Fleet, could also be described as a lagoon. There is also one near the small town of Dingle in western Ireland. A famous lagoon in India is the Chilika Lake in Orissa, near Puri, which is also a popular tourist attraction because of numerous dolphins present here. It is connected to the Bay of Bengal through a narrow channel.

In Mexico often the use of "laguna", which lagoon translates to, is used to describe a lake, such as Laguna Catemaco.

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A lagoon is a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, sand bars or reefs.

Lagoon may also refer to:
  • An artificial pond used to treat waste water, such as anaerobic lagoon or aerated lagoon.

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Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of ~3.5%, or 35 parts per thousand. This means that every 1 kg of seawater has approximately 35 grams of dissolved salts (mostly, but not entirely, the ions of sodium chloride: Na
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Brackish water (less commonly brack water) is water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers.
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The three-letter acronym SEA may refer to:
  • Scientists and Engineers for America, a pro-science political advocacy group.
  • Schoof-Elkies-Atkin algorithm
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA)
  • Sea Education Association

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shoal is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically comprised of sand, silt or small pebbles. Alternatively termed sandbar or sandbank
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reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water yet shallow enough to be a hazard to ships. Many reefs result from abiotic processes—deposition of sand, wave erosion planning down rock outcrops, and other natural processes—but the
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reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water yet shallow enough to be a hazard to ships. Many reefs result from abiotic processes—deposition of sand, wave erosion planning down rock outcrops, and other natural processes—but the
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shoal is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically comprised of sand, silt or small pebbles. Alternatively termed sandbar or sandbank
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atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.

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Beau Briggs, the foremost atoll expert, says that the word atoll comes from the Dhivehi (an Indo-Aryan language spoken on the Maldive Islands) word atholhu
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Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
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Official language of: 53 countries
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ISO 639-2: eng
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Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Venice (VE)
Mayor Massimo Cacciari (since April 18 2005)

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Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
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shoal is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically comprised of sand, silt or small pebbles. Alternatively termed sandbar or sandbank
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Lido is an 11-mile (18 km) long sandbar, home to about 20,000 residents, greatly augmented by the (mainly Italian) tourists who move in every summer. The island's casino has recently closed down - it used to operate in the summer months, moving to Palazzo Vendramin Calergi in
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The Venetian Lagoon is a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater.
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estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.[1] Estuaries are often associated with high rates of biological productivity. An estuary is where the river meets the sea.
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Albemarle Sound is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan and Roanoke. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks, a long barrier peninsula upon which the town of Kitty
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The State of North Carolina

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Nickname(s): Tar Heel State; Old North State;
The Rip Van Winkle State
''Motto(s): Esse quam videri (Latin: To be, rather than to seem)''

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The Great South Bay (actually a lagoon) is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 45 mi (72 km) long, forming a large natural harbor on the southern side of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York.
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Fire Island, New York

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Motto:
Fire Island
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New York
County Suffolk
Area
 - CDP  8.
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State of New York

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Nickname(s): The Empire State
Motto(s): Excelsior!

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Capital Albany
Largest city New York City

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The Banana River is a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida in the USA. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and connects at its south end to the Indian River; it is the only part of the lagoon system not in the Intracoastal
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Lake Illawarra ([1]) is a large coastal lagoon, near the city of Wollongong about 100 km south of Sydney, New South Wales.
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New South Wales

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Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State
Motto(s): "Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites"
(Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine)

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Montrose
Gaelic - Monadh Rois
Scots - Montrose


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Tywyn

UK Parliament Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
European Parliament Wales
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd

Tywyn (formerly Towyn
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Chesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, is a tombolo in Dorset, southern England. The shingle beach is 29 kilometres (18 mi) long, 200 metres (0 ft)
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The Fleet may refer to:
  • A nickname for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
  • Fleet Prison, London
  • The Fleet Lagoon at Chesil Beach
  • A nickname for Ebbsfleet United F.C., formerly Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.

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Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis) is a town in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic coast some 50 kilometres (0 mi)
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