Lagoons

thumb| Balos coastal lagoon of northwestern Crete. The shallow lagoon is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by narrow shoals connecting to a small, rocky mountain. thumb|Garabogazköl lagoon in [[Turkmenistan]] thumb|Venetian Lagoon

landform, formed at the mouth of a river, where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments

thumb|right|The Atchafalaya Basin, located in [[Louisiana, contains several bayous.]]

lake of Morocco

type of lagoon typical of the Baltic coast

thumb|200px|Part of the West Rügen bodden chain (centre), separated from the Baltic Sea (left) by the seahorse-shaped island of [[Hiddensee; seen from Landsat]] thumb|200px|Zeesenboot, a traditional type of fishing boat used in bodden areas thumb|200px|Island of Hiddensee, Vitte Lagoon in the rear, [[Baltic Sea beach in the front.]] thumb|200px|Aerial view of Saaler Bodden with Permin Bay, separated from the [[Baltic Sea (bottom left) by the narrow Fischland peninsula]]

thumb|A barachois at South Lake, Prince Edward Island.

Coastal lagoon in Spain, especially in Catalonia