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A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as a reef, a barrier island or islands, a barrier peninsula, or an isthmus. Lagoons are commonly di
Balos coastal lagoon of northwestern Crete. The shallow lagoon is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by narrow shoals connecting to a small, rocky mountain.
Garabogazköl lagoon in Turkmenistan
Venetian Lagoon
Satellite picture of the Atafu atoll in Tokelau in the Pacific Ocean
Venetian Lagoon
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The Venetian Lagoon, also Venice Lagoon or Lagoon of Venice, is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name, from a Venetian derivative of
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…at Chesil Beach has also been described as a lagoon. Lagoon is derived from the Venetian łaguna, which refers to the waters around Venice, i.e. the Venetian Lagoon; that in itself descends from Latin: lacuna derivant of lacus “lake”. Laguna is attested in English by at least 1612, and had been Anglicized to lagune…
Aerial view of the Venetian Lagoon, showing many of the islands including Venice itself, center rear, with the bridge to the mainland
Aerial view of Chioggia and the barrier islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Venetian lagoon from above
Grasses on Lazzaretto Nuovo