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:See lagoon (disambiguation) for other possible meanings.A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt 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 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 lacuna, 'empty space'), which specifically referred to Venice's shallow, island-studded stretch of salt water, protected from the Adriatic by the barrier beaches of the Lido (the Venetian Lagoon).
On the Mid-Atlantic Coast of the United States, such lagoons enclosed by barrier islands retain the more traditional designation sounds. Albemarle Sound and Pamlico Sound might more accurately be termed "lagoons". Though Long Island SoundGuilford, Connecticut Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States. It lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island to the south. On the extreme western end, it is bounded on the north is a true sound. Great South BayGreat South Bay 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. state of New York. It is protected from the open ocean by Fire Island, a barrier island approxi, between Long Island and the barrier beaches of Fire IslandFire Island is a barrier island, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long and 0. 1 km) wide, in Suffolk County on the southern side of Long Island in the U. state of New York. It is separated from Long Island by the 5 mi (8 km) wide Great South Bay, a natural har, is actually a lagoon.
On the Pacific side of the North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean continent, particularly in northern CaliforniaNorthern California (sometimes NorCal refers to the northern portion of the state of California, roughly covering all of those counties except for the eight counties which make up Southern California. Northern California includes the region's largest city, there occur scattered, protected and picturesque lagoons.
The term "lagoon" is also given to an artificial pondA pond is: A body of water smaller than a lake. Used for small bodies of water, generally smaller than one would require a boat to cross; Also: garden ponds, engineered treatment features (see treatment pond), and field units in agriculture (for example, used for treatment of effluentSewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from sewage and produces an liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and also produces a sludge. Historical sewage treatment As recently as 100 years ago (usually to oxygenate or settle particulates) or to accommodate an overspill from surface drains during heavy rainfall.
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