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: -The word “Lagoon” is derived from the Italian laguna that refers to the Lagoon of Venice, the waters around Venice. These are the shallow bodies of water separated from a larger body of water like ocean by barrier islands, sandbars, coral reefs, or other natural barriers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although some people include bodies of fresh water as lagoons, others only apply the term “lagoon” to bodies of salt water. If a body of water that might be a lagoon receives an inflow of fresh water, it most likely will be called an estuary.