A lagoon is a body of water that is normally enclosed and separated from the sea by reefs or sandbanks and mostly found in shallow coastal waters. Lagoons are great places to visit because of their natural beauty and ecology.
Here are some of the most impressive lagoons from around the world:
Glenrock Lagoon
Glenrock Lagoon is located in New Castle, South Wales in Australia. This popular Lagoon is believed to be about 6,000 years old and was formed when the sea level stabilized after the ice age. It is approximately 900 meters long and about 100 meters wide. Water level can vary as much as 2 meters. The Glenrock Lagoon is a popular recreation area for people living in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
Sete Cidades
Sete Cidades is located in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. It is located in a dormant volcano cone in the east side of the island of Sao Miguel. It is the largest fresh water lake/lagoon in Azores. This lagoon is 4.2 kilometer in length and a width of 2.0 kilometer with a total surface area of 4.35 Square kilometer.
Nauru Buada Lagoon
This lagoon is located in the district of Buada in the island of Nauru. It is about 5 meters above sea level. The island of Nauru is located in South Pacific and is noted for its phosphate deposits that were formed from guano by seabirds over many thousand years. Nauru is a very small island with an area of about 21 Sq. kilometers.
Lagoa dos Patos
Lagos Dos Patos is the second largest lagoon in Latin America which is located in Rio Grande do Sul in Southern Brazil. It is 174 miles long and 44 miles wide with a total area of 3,800 Sq. miles.
Szczecin Lagoon
This lagoon is located in southwestern part of the Baltic Sea and is shared by Poland and Germany. It has an area of 687 Sq. kilometers with a deep ranging from 4 to 6 meters. It has a canal that is 12 kilometers long and 10 meters deep which was dug by the German empire in the years 1874-1880. The digging resulted in the formation of a new island named Kaseburg.
Venetian Lagoon
This Lagoon is located in the city of Venice and is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea. It has a surface area of 55 Sq. kilometers. This lagoon is the largest wetland in the Mediterranean Basin. It is believed that this lagoon was formed more than 700 hundred years ago when marine transgression flooded the upper coastal plain during the ice age, forming river sediments that led to the sinking of the coastal plains
