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. Some authorities include fresh water bodies in the definition of "lagoon", while others explicitly restrict "lagoon" to bodies of water with some degree of salinity.

2025年2月22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 .

2024年6月16日 · A lagoon is a body of water separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier. This NASA satellite image shows the lagoons and reefs of New Caledonia. This French-governed archipelago contains the world’s third-largest coral reef structure.

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.

LAGOON翻译：泻湖，濒海湖，环礁湖。 了解更多。

2021年3月1日 · Aerial view of beautiful lagoons and limestone cliffs of Coron, Palawan, Philippines. 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.

2022年10月28日 · What Are Lagoons And How Are They Formed? Plenty of bodies of water are called lagoons, not always accurately, according to World Atlas. On the other hand, real lagoons are often called by other names, like estuaries, sounds, bays, or lakes, per National Geographic. It turns out, however, that lagoons aren't too hard to define.

2024年10月12日 · Lagoons are shallow, enclosed bodies of water that form along gently sloping coastlines. They are separated from the larger body of water, usually the ocean, by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs. These distinctive features are …

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water, typically by a barrier such as a reef, sandbar, or island. Lagoons are often found along coastlines and are usually saltwater or brackish, though some can be freshwater.

2016年1月1日 · The model assumes three different types of lagoons: a “deficit lagoon,” a “surplus lagoon,” and an “equilibrium lagoon.” In a “deficit lagoon,” sea-level rise exceeds sediment supply and lagoon becomes deeper. In a “surplus” lagoon, sediment supply exceeds sea-level rise and lagoon becomes increasingly filled with sediments.