INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -A lagoon is a shallow body of water protected from a larger body of water (usually the ocean) by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs. Lagoons are often called estuaries, sounds, bays, or even lakes. Lagoons sheltered by sandbars or barrier islands are called coastal lagoons.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lagoons is a term used for a shallow body of saltwater separated from the sea by a low dan bank or coral reef. Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons.

Detailed explanation-4: -They form at the mouths of the coastal rivers. These can also be considered coastal lagoons. They have brackish water which means partly fresh water and partly saltwater.

Detailed explanation-5: -A lagoon is a shallow body of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef. An example of a lagoon in India is Lake Chilka in Odisha.