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lagoon


lagoon
A shallow, quiet waterway separated from the open sea by a bank or reef crest. Lagoons are a common phenomenon in coral reef areas (see also atoll). A lagoon may also be formed when the sea throws up a barrier beach at high tide. Haffs are lagoons created by a sandy spit at a river mouth.


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