Lagoon - Wikipedia
Lagoons are common coastal features around many parts of the world. Lagoons are shallow, often elongated bodies of water separated from a larger body of water by a shallow or exposed shoal, coral reef, or similar feature.
What is a lagoon? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
2024年6月16日 · Lagoons are separated from larger bodies of water by sandbars, barrier reefs, coral reefs, or other natural barriers. The word "lagoon" derives from the Italian word laguna, which means "pond" or "lake."
Lagoon - Education | National Geographic Society
2023年10月19日 · Lagoons are shallow bodies of water separated from the ocean by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs. The island of Bora Bora, part of French Polynesia in the South Pacific, is surrounded by a lagoon and a thick coral reef.
What Is A Lagoon? - WorldAtlas
2021年3月1日 · There three types pf natural lagoons: coastal, atoll and river-mouth (often also coastal). The word lagoon comes from the italian term ‘laguna” which means lake or pond. They are usually shallow bodies of water which are protected from their joining larger bodies of water, similar to a bay or inlet.
Lagoon | Definition, Characteristics & Examples | Britannica
2024年10月15日 · lagoon, area of relatively shallow, quiet water situated in a coastal environment and having access to the sea but separated from the open marine conditions by a barrier. The barrier may be either a sandy or shingly wave-built feature (such as a sandbar or a barrier island), or it may be a coral reef.
What Are The Differences Between A Lagoon And A Lake?
2019年8月8日 · Lagoons are generally found in the marine environment and mostly in the coastal regions (coastal lagoons), while the atoll lagoons or the oceanic lagoons are within the ocean. Lakes, on the other hand, are primarily located inland. Lakes refer to an area that is filled with water in a localized basin and typically surrounded by land.
What is Lagoon? How is it Formed and 10 Most Famous Examples ...
Lagoons exist because of the barrier that separates it from the ocean. The formation of lagoons depends on the barrier bars and sediment sources, waves, tides, and surf or storms and catastrophic events like storms, tsunamis, and hurricanes.