about the geographical feature other uses of lagoonLagoon disambiguation A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. Definition Dablink For other meanings, see Lagoon disambiguation Image Kara bogaz gol.jpg thumb 250px right Garabogazk l Garabogaz G l lagoon in Turkmenistan . The body of comparatively shallow sea water salt or brackish ... of water behind a reef barrier reef or barrier island s or enclosed by an atoll reef is called a lagoon . When used within this context of a distinctive portion of coral reef ecosystems, the term lagoon ... scientists to refer to the same area. ref Aronson 1993 ref These applications of lagoon in English language ... di Venezia Lido see Venetian Lagoon . Lagoon refers to both coastal lagoons formed by the build ... are also called Estuary estuaries . Many lagoons do not include lagoon in their common names. Albemarle ... as The Fleet , could also be described as a lagoon. There is also one near the small town of Dingle ... through a narrow channel. Some other known lagoons like in Africa, include the Lagos Lagoon which empties itself into the Gulf of Guinea and the South Atlantic Ocean Keta Lagoon in Ghana. The world s largest lagoon is located in New Caledonia . In Latin America often the use of laguna , which lagoon translates to, is used to describe a lake, such as Laguna Catemaco . Images gallery Image GlenrockLagoonFromLeichhardtLookout.JPG Glenrock Lagoon in Australia Image Lagoa dos Patos PIA03444 lrg.jpg Lagoa dos Patos lagoon in Brazil Image Lagoon of venice landsat 1 Names.jpg Venetian Lagoon as seen by Landsat 1 Image Zalewszczecinski.jpeg Szczecin Lagoon as seen by Landsat c. 2000. Image Baltic ... seawater. Image Blue lagoon.jpg Blue lagoon, l deniz , Turkey gallery See also List of lagoons by area Aerated lagoon Anaerobic lagoon Ayre landform Kerala backwaters Estuary Notes Reflist References ... et Laguun el es Lagoon eo Laguno fr Lagune ko hi io Laguno id Laguna it Laguna ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2008 The Lagoon is a short story by Joseph Conrad composed in 1896 and first published in Cornhill Magazine in 1897 . The story is about a man that is referred to as Tuan which is the equivalent of Lord or Sir , a white man travelling through an Indonesian rainforest, who is forced to stop for the night with a distant Malay friend named Arsat. Upon arriving, he finds Arsat distraught, for his lover is dying. Arsat tells the distant and rather silent white man a story of his past. Plot summary The story that Arsat tells tuan Malayan for sir is one of sadness and sex. Arsat tells of the time when he and his brother kidnapped Diamelen his lover, who was previously a servant of the Rajah s wife . They all fled in a boat at night, and travelled until they were exhausted. They stopped on a bit of land jutting out into the water to rest. Soon however, they spotted a large boat of the Rajah s men coming to find them. Arsat s brother tells Diamelen and Arsat to flee to the other side where there is a fisherman s hut. He instructs them to take the fisherman s boat. The brother stays back, telling them to wait for him, while he takes care of the canoe of the pursuers. However, Arsat did everything except wait for his brother. As he pushed the boat from shore, he saw his brother running down the path, being chased by their pursuers. Arsat s brother trips and the enemy is upon him. His brother calls out to him three times, but Arsat never looked back. He betrayed his brother for a woman that he loved. Towards the end of the story, symbolically, the sun rises, and Diamelen dies. Arsat has nothing now he doesn t have a brother or a wife. He has lost everything. He plans to return to his home village to avenge his brother s death, and die in the process. The story ... death for many Conrad, 1897 . The other remarkable themes of The Lagoon are that the world ... to family and country. External links wikisource Conrad DEFAULTSORT Lagoon, The Category 1897 ... more details
Sleepy Lagoon can refer to Sleepy Lagoon song Sleepy Lagoon , a 1940 in music 1940 popular song by Sir Eric Coates and Jack Lawrence The 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder , which led to the Zoot Suit riots Sleepy Lagoon film Sleepy Lagoon , a 1943 in music 1943 movie disambig ... more details
A lagoon is a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, sand bars, or reefs. Lagoon may also refer to Lagoon video game , a Super NES video game Lagoon Amusement Park located in Farmington, Utah Lagoon Nebula A song on the album Century Child by Nightwish Lagoon band , an indie rock band See also Anaerobic lagoon Aerated lagoon Estuary Disambig ... more details
Blue Lagoon may refer to Places Blue Lagoon geothermal spa , Iceland Blue Lagoon Island , near Nassau, Bahamas Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve , Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England Blue Lagoon National Park , Zambia Blue Lagoon, popular local name for Ward s Reservoir , near Belmont, Lancashire, England Blue Lagoon Bay, near Comino Tourism and film industry Comino , Malta Fiction The Blue Lagoon novel The Blue Lagoon novel , a 1908 novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole The Blue Lagoon 1949 film The Blue Lagoon 1949 film , a film, based on the novel, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston The Blue Lagoon 1980 film The Blue Lagoon 1980 film , a remake of the above film, starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins Return to the Blue Lagoon , a 1991 sequel of the 1980 film, starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause Other The Blue Lagoon restaurant , a restaurant at Disneyland Paris Blue Lagoon band , a German reggae pop covers band Blue Lagoon cocktail Princess Selandia Blue Lagoon , a large floating nightclub in Barrow in Furness , United Kingdom Blue Lagoon waterpark , an indoor waterpark in Pembrokeshire , Wales See also Laguna Azul , a Spanish language place name meaning Blue Lagoon disambig cs Modr laguna fr Blue Lagoon homonymie it The Blue Lagoon nl Blue Lagoon ja pl Blue Lagoon ru ... more details
Big Lagoon may refer to Big Lagoon California , an enclosed bay on the Pacific coast of California Big Lagoon, California , a community adjacent to the bay Big Lagoon Rancheria , in California Big Lagoon State Park , in Florida geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. de Big Lagoon ... more details
coord 45 50 N 30 07 E region UA type waterbody source cswiki display title Burnas Lagoon lang uk , lang ro Limanul Burnas is a marine lagoon or liman , located in the southern Ukraine in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast . The salinity of the lagoon is two times higher than in the Black Sea . The lagoon is connected with the sea via the system of canal s. The lagoon has about 7 km long and 1 3 km wide. In the northern part the lagoon is connected with the lake Solone , in the north west with the Kurudiol Lagoon . The source of the lagoon water is the Black Sea and the river Alkaliya , which inflows to the lake Solone . The peloid health spa Lebedivka is located on the northern coast of the Burnas Lagoon. The coasts of the lagoons are used by birds for nesting. The system of lagoon s Sasyk Lagoon Sasyk Shagany Lagoon Shagany Alibey Lagoon Alibey Burnas has the status of International wetland reserve. DEFAULTSORT Burnas Lagoon Category Saline lakes Category Geography of Ukraine Category Black Sea Category Tuzly s Lagoons Category Balneotherapy Category Medicinal clay Ukraine geo stub ro Limanul Burnas ru uk ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2008 Narta Lagoon lang sq Laguna e Nart s is a lagoon in the west of Albania . It is the second largest lagoon in Albania referring to size and is located a few kilometeres north of the city of Vlor . The lagoon is connected by a short canal to the Adriatic sea . Narta Lagoon is named after the village of Nart which is found in the lagoon s southern shores. In the lagoon are two islands. The large one is named Zv rnec Island . References Reflist Albania geo stub coord missing Albania Vlor Category Lagoons of Albania bg ... more details
about the lagoon in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Batticaloa disambiguation Infobox lake lake name Batticaloa Lagoon image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Batticaloa District , Sri Lanka coords coord 7 34 N 81 41 E region LK type waterbody display inline,title type Lagoon inflow outflow Indian Ocean catchment basin countries length width area km2 to mi2 141.18 depth max depth m to ft 4 volume residence time shore elevation Sea level frozen islands cities reference Batticaloa Lagoon is a very large estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District , eastern Sri Lanka . The city of Batticaloa is located on land between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean .Batticaloa district is flourished with three lagoons, such Batticaloa lagoon, Valaichchenai Lagoon and Vakari Lagoon. Among them, Batticaloa lagoon is the largest lagoon in Batticaloa District. Batticaloa lagoon is a long and narrow lagoon situated in the east coast of Sri Lanka with the total area of approximately 11,500 ha of water. Image Batticaloa Lagoon Opening at Palameenmadu.JPG thumb left 275px Batticaloa Lagoon opening at Palameenmadu. The lagoon is 56 km long. This lagoon extends from Eravur Batticaloa district in the north to Kalmunai Ampara district in the south. This lagoon opens in to the sea at two points. One in the southern end of the lagoon at Kallar and the other is midway of the lagoon at Palameenmadu ... a master plan for suitable utilization of the Batticaloa lagoon, Report to NORAD ref Both are narrow .... During the dry season the width of the bar mouth of the lagoon decreases and gradually it get .... Later with the rains and with the lagoon mouth closed. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers ... at Periyakallar. During the dry season these channels are blocked by sand bar s. The lagoon ... land is used for shrimp farming and rice cultivation. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamp s and some sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water bird s. References reflist ... more details
Manguaba Lagoon Portuguese language Portuguese Lagoa Manguaba is an estuary estuarine lagoon in Alagoas state of northeastern Brazil . Manguaba Lagoon receives the Para ba do Meio River , and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Munda Lagoon to the north by a network of channels. Alagoas geo stub coord 9.683 S 35.900 W display title source nlwiki Category Estuaries of Brazil Category Alagoas Category Lagoons of Brazil nl Manguaba lagune pt Lagoa Manguaba ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Chundikkulam Lagoon image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Jaffna District , Sri Lanka br Kilinochchi District , Sri Lanka coords coord 9 29 N 80 30 E region LK type waterbody display inline,title type Lagoon inflow outflow catchment basin countries length width area km2 to mi2 135 depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation Sea level frozen islands cities Chundikkulam reference File ChundikkulamLagoon.JPG thumb Chundikkulam Lagoon Chundikkulam Lagoon lang si Kumbav wa is a lagoon in Jaffna District and Kilinochchi District , north east Sri Lanka . The town of Chundikkulam is located on a narrow piece of land between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean . The lagoon is sometimes referred to as Elephant Pass Lagoon . The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers from the south, including Kanakarayan Aru , Netheli Aru and Theravil Aru . It used to be linked to Jaffna Lagoon but since the construction of the causeway at Elephant Pass the lagoon has in effect been a lake . The lagoon s water is brackish . The lagoon is surrounded by Borassus flabellifer palmyra palm plantations and scrubland . The land is used for prawn fishing and some salt production. The lagoon has small areas of mangrove swamp and sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water bird s including storks , ibis , ducks , coot , gulls and tern . Most of the lagoon was designated a bird sanctuary in 1938. References cite web url http ramsar.wetlands.org Portals 15 SriLanka.pdf title Sri Lanka author S.W. Kotagama, Leonard Pinto and Jayampathi L. Samarakoon publisher Wetlands International accessdate 23 May 2009 Lagoons of Sri Lanka Category Jaffna District Category Kilinochchi District Category Lagoons of Sri Lanka ... more details
unreferenced date November 2006 The Stagnone Lagoon is a part of Mediterranean Sea in front of Marsala City Trapani province, Autonomous regions with special statute autonomous region of Sicily the Lagoon is delimited by an island called Isola Lunga formerly stinco di Capra because of its geographical long form. Inside the Lagoon there are the famous Mozia island and another small island called Santa Maria . The water level in the lagoon varies from a few centimetres to a maximum of 2 metres. A peculiarity of the Stagnone is that, during summer, the water is always hot due to its low level and the lagoon conformation. coord missing Italy Category Lagoons of Italy ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Vangunu Island NASA.jpg thumb 280px Vangunu Island seen from space. Marovo lagoon can be seen north of the island. Marovo Lagoon is the largest saltwater lagoon in the world. It is located in the New Georgia Islands , north of Vangunu Island , at Coord 8.48 S 158.07 E . There are many islands in the lagoon, some of which are inhabited. The people live mainly by subsistence agriculture and fishing and speak the Marovo language . The lagoon is a popular destination for diving . Islands of the Solomon Islands Category Geography of the Solomon Islands Category Lagoons SolomonIslands geo stub ... more details
The Saltwater Lagoon is a lagoon located on the West Coast, New Zealand West Coast of New Zealand s South Island . It is in the southern Westland District , with Abut Head to the west and the village of Harihari to the east southeast. The lagoon is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea and has a narrow sea opening at the western end that lets in saltwater. No rivers feed into the lagoon, but the Hinatua River passes very close to the lagoon s eastern shore. WestCoastNZ geo stub coord 43 06 S 170 21 E display title region NZ type waterbody source GNS enwiki Category Westland District Category Lagoons of New Zealand ... more details
File Lagoonb.jpg thumb 300px Batiquitos Lagoon The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California . It is run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve. ref http www.batiquitosfoundation.org newsite index.php Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation website ref The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation is a private non profit organization that works to preserve the lagoon and educate the public about the natural history of the lagoon. The Foundation operates the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation Nature Center , with programs and guided walks about the importance of the lagoon as a habitat for birds, insects, plants, fish, mammals and benthic organisms. The nature center is open daily. References reflist External links http www.batiquitosfoundation.org Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation coord 33 05 23 N 117 17 17 W display title Protected Areas of California SWA Category Lagoons of California Category Nature centers in California Category Landforms of San Diego County, California Category Protected areas of San Diego County, California Category Nature reserves in California SanDiegoCountyCA geo stub ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Alibey Lagoon image lake Conduc Sagani Alibei.jpg caption lake Old map of the Tuzly s Lagoons and the Sasyk Lagoon image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Ukraine coords coord 45 47 N 30 00 E region UA type waterbody display inline,title type marine lagoon inflow outflow catchment basin countries Ukraine length 15 km width 11 km area 72 km2 depth max depth 2.5 m volume residence time shore elevation salinity 30 islands cities unreferenced date January 2011 Alibey Lagoon lang uk , lang ro Limanul Alibei , lang tr Alibey G l is a salty lagoon liman on the Black Sea coast of Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast , Ukraine . The lagoon is originated from the old mouth of the Khadzhider River . The length of the lagoon is 15 km, width 11 km, area 72 km . The depth is 2.5 m. The lagoon is separated from the sea by sandbar . It is connected through the Kurudiol Lagoon with the Burnas Lagoon on the south east, with the Karachaus Lagoon and Shagany Lagoon on the south west. Earlier, the Khadzhider River inflowed to the lagoon , but now the river inflows to the Khadzhiber Lagoon , which separated from the Alibey by dam . Category Saline lakes Category Geography of Ukraine Category Black Sea Category Tuzly s Lagoons Ukraine geo stub ro Limanul Alibei ru uk ... more details
Image Lagune bri .png thumb The bri Lagoon lies in C te d Ivoire , separated for most of its length from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow coastal strip. The 100 km 60 mi long lagoon is linked to the sea by the Vridi Canal , while the Como River flows into it. The lagoon averages 4 km 2 mi in width, and 5 m 16 ft in depth. Abidjan and towns such as Grand Bassam , Bingerville , Jacqueville and Tiagba lie on the lagoon. References http grad.bio.uci.edu ecoevo egray abj.html Seasonal Hydrodynamics in the Ebrie Lagoon, Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire coord 5 16 19 N 4 20 21 W display title region CI type waterbody source dewiki DEFAULTSORT Ebrie Lagoon Category Landforms of C te d Ivoire Category Lagoons Category Abidjan Lagunes geo stub de bri Lagune fr Lagune bri ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Vadamarachchi lagoon br image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Jaffna District , Sri Lanka coords coord 9 42 N 80 18 E region LK type waterbody display inline,title type Lagoon inflow outflow Indian Ocean catchment basin countries length width area km2 to mi2 77.87 depth max depth m to ft 2 volume residence time shore elevation Sea level frozen islands cities reference Vadamarachchi lagoon lang ta is a lagoon in Jaffna District , northern Sri Lanka . The lagoon is sometimes referred to as Thondamannar lagoon . The lagoon separates the Vadamarachi Vadamarachchi region from the Valigamam Valikamam and Thenmarachi Thenmarachchi regions. The lagoon is connected to the Indian Ocean by a narrow Channel geography channel to the north, near the town of Thondamannar. The lagoon s water is brackish to saline water saline . There is a sluice gate at Thondamannar to prevent sea water enetering the lagoon. ref cite web url http www.tamilnet.com art.html?catid 13&artid 10860 title Thondamannar sluice gate to be reconstructed publisher TamilNet date 3 January 2004 accessdate 23 May 2009 ref The lagoon is surrounded by a densely populated region containing Borassus flabellifer palmyra palms , coconut palm , grassland , rice paddies , arid scrubland and open forest . The lagoon has extensive mudflats , seagrass beds and mangrove swamps , particularly Avicennia . The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water bird s including American Flamingo es, duck s, gulls , terns and other shorebird s. References cite web url http ramsar.wetlands.org Portals 15 SriLanka.pdf title Sri Lanka author S.W. Kotagama, Leonard Pinto and Jayampathi L. Samarakoon publisher Wetlands International accessdate 23 May 2009 reflist Lagoons of Sri Lanka Category Jaffna District Category Lagoons of Sri Lanka ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Upaar Lagoon image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Batticaloa District , Sri Lanka coords coord 8 07 N 81 24 E region LK type waterbody display inline,title type Lagoon inflow outflow Indian Ocean catchment basin countries length width area km2 to mi2 25.9 depth max depth m to ft 2 volume residence time shore elevation Sea level frozen islands cities reference Upaar Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District , eastern Sri Lanka . The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers . It is linked to the sea by a narrow Channel geography channel to the south. The lagoon is surrounded by evergreen forest and scrubland . The land is used for subsistence fishing and some rice cultivation. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamp s and some sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water bird s. References cite web url http ramsar.wetlands.org Portals 15 SriLanka.pdf title Sri Lanka author S.W. Kotagama, Leonard Pinto and Jayampathi L. Samarakoon publisher Wetlands International accessdate 23 May 2009 Lagoons of Sri Lanka Category Batticaloa District Category Lagoons of Sri Lanka ... more details
Location map New Zealand Dunedin label span style background white Tomahawk Lagoon span position bottom lat 45.901955 long 170.545389 mark Red pog.svg marksize 8 width 220 float right caption The two dark lobes of Tomahawk Lagoon can be seen to the lower right of this satellite image of central Dunedin File Tomahawklagoon.jpg thumb right The Bottom Lagoon, seen from Ocean Grove File OceanGroveNZ.jpg thumb right The settlement of Ocean Grove sits close to the southern shore of the Lagoon s two lobes the Bottom Lagoon is visible at the lower left, and the Top Lagoon can be seen behind it. Tomahawk Lagoon is a twin lobed lagoon , located at the western end of the Otago Peninsula within the city ... by a gravesite . ref ReedPlacenames1975 ref The lagoon, which is connected by a short stream to the Pacific ... of a shallow coastal lake, predominantly under convert 1.5 m ft in depth. The top lagoon ... John McIndoe. ISBN 0 86868 030 3. ref Tomahawk Lagoon is separated from the sea at low tide by Tomahawk Beach, which runs east from the Lagoon s mouth for about convert 1 km mi . A smaller beach, Smaill ... the lagoon s mouth. A rocky reef and the small Bird Island lie close to the headland. To the west of the lagoon s mouth is the prominent headland of Lawyer s Head , a major Dunedin landmark. The outer lobe the Bottom Lagoon is the larger, being some convert 900 m ft in length and convert 300 m ft ... 20 ha acre . The Top Lagoon joins the Bottom Lagoon via a short stream in the middle of the latter ... ft in width, and covers an area of some convert 9.6 ha acre . The total area of the lagoon is thus some convert 30 ha acre . The total catchment area of the lagoon is convert 466 ha acre . ref http google.com ... 22Tomahawk lagoon 22 area hectares&cd 4&hl en&ct clnk&gl nz ref Several small streams flow through the steep valleys which lie to the north and northeast. The largest of these is Lagoon Creek, which ... Lagoon at its northeastern end. Owing to the pastoral nature of much of the surrounding land, nutrient ... more details
Image Wpdms usgs photo bolinas bay.jpg 400px right thumb Bolinas Lagoon Image Bolinas Lagoon 2794.jpg 400px right thumb Bolinas Lagoon in 2009 Bolinas Lagoon is a tidal estuary , approximately convert 1100 acre km2 1 abbr on in area, ref name SBCWD cite web url http stinson beach cwd.dst.ca.us hydro setting.html title Stinson Beach County Water District accessdate 2008 01 17 ref located at coord 37.918 122.681 region US CA type waterbody display inline,title ref gnis 219605 Bolinas Lagoon ref in the West Marin region of Marin County, California , United States . It is a part of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary . The lagoon is a back bay of Bolinas Bay on the Pacific Ocean Pacific coast approximately 15 mi 25 km northwest of San Francisco . The trough in which the lagoon sits was formed by the San Andreas Fault which runs directly through it. The lagoon is separated from the main bay by a small spit of land, known as Stinson Beach. The sand bar that encloses this lagoon is full of beachgoers and surfers on hot days, seeking to escape both heat and the urban San Francisco Bay Area Bay Area . Bolinas Lagoon is on the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands. Portions of the lagoon are included in Bolinas Lagoon County Park, and the western shore is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area . Bolinas Lagoon has a convert 16.7 sqmi km2 0 watershed. ref name SBCWD Streams and canyons feeding into it include Wilkins Gulch , Pike County Gulch , Audubon Canyon Creek Audubon Canyon , Picher Canyon, Volunteer Canyon, Morses Gulch , McKinnan Gulch , and Stinson Gulch . Kent Island California Kent Island is located in the lagoon. The lagoon is considered to be among the possible landing spots of Francis ... right thumb Aerial view of the Lagoon References reflist See also Drakes Bay New Albion commons category ... more details
Lagoon Point coor dm 54 11 S 36 35 W is a point lying east of the entrance to Little Jason Lagoon in Jason Harbor , on the north coast of South Georgia . It was charted by DI in 1929 and called Bluff Point the name was amended to Lagoon Point as published on a 1930 British Admiralty chart. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 Unreferenced date November 2010 Terrigal Lagoon is located on the central coast of New South Wales . It lies between Wamberal Lagoon and Avoca Lagoon . The lagoon has a surface area of approximately 0.27 km sup 2 sup and a catchment area of 9.5 km sup 2 sup . A large part of the upper catchment area of Terrigal Lagoon is rural land, most of which has been cleared. The lower slopes in the vicinity of the lagoon contain extensive urban development. South and west of the lagoon is the township of Terrigal . The northern part of the catchment includes part of the suburb of Wamberal . A large knoll of land rises from the centre of the catchment separating the two arms of the lagoon. The Terrigal Country Club and Golf Course are located at the limit of the North Arm. The North Arm of the creek drains an area of approximately 4.5 km sup 2 sup and the West Arm 3.7 km sup 2 sup . Estuary Characteristics Area Catchment 9 km sup 2 sup Waterway Area 0.3 km sup 2 sup Entrance Characteristics Intermittently mechanically opened and untrained Location Lat Long 33.444S , 151.444E Distance from Sydney 85 km North Research at The Lagoon From 2005 to 2008 a study by Newcastle based scientists studied the area as a part of a region wide survey of waterways. As part of the study key areas for investigation included Sunlight available for plants. Turbidity levels in the lagoons water. Population density of plants and animals residing in the lagoon area. Potassium level ... has found that abiotic features in the area have greatly affected biotic organisms within the lagoon. Marsdale s team has also found that the light level available to shrubbery in the lagoon has lessened ... to elsewhere in the region. The potassium levels were effecting not only the fish in the lagoon but also ... an overall decrease in the distribution of species in the lagoon area particularly concerning animals ... date. DEFAULTSORT Terrigal Lagoon Category Lagoons Category Bodies of water NewSouthWales geo stub ... more details
Washdyke Lagoon is a brackish shallow coastal lagoon approximately 1 kilometre north of Timaru , in South Canterbury , New Zealand . The lagoon is approximately 255 hectares in area and classified as a wildlife refuge . Fed by several water sources including Washdyke Creek, Washdyke Lagoon is a feeding ground for a variety of birds including waterfowl, handfuls of migratory godwit s and sandpiper s, heron s and other species of water birds. Gull s and dotterel s nest on the shingle barrier of the eastern side. A reef borders part of the coast off the barrier, attracting oystercatcher s and turnstone s. References Reflist http www.doc.govt.nz upload documents about doc role policies and plans j39005 washdukelagoonwildref.pdf Washdyke Lagoon Wildlife Refuge coord missing New Zealand Category Lagoons of New Zealand Category Geography of the Canterbury Region Canterbury geo stub ... more details
The Caratasca Lagoon lang es Laguna de Caratasca is a large lagoon in the department of Gracias a Dios department Gracias a Dios in northeastern Honduras . Puerto Lempira , the capital of the department, lies on its shores. The lagoon extends approximately 25 miles inland from the Caribbean Sea , and is fed by rivers including the Mocor n River Mocor n , Warunta River Warunta , and Nakunta River Nakunta . ref Humphrey, Chris. Honduras 2006 p.334 ISBN 978 1566918039 ref The largest island in the lagoon is Tansin island Tansin . The region has been proclaimed a wildlife sanctuary. The Caratasca Lagoon was the site of the landfall of Hurricane Mitch in 1988. Much ecological damage was caused by that event. coord 15 23 0 N 83 51 0 W type landmark region HN source nlwiki display title References reflist Category Landforms of Honduras Honduras geo stub lt Karataskos lag na nl Caratascalagune ... more details
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