See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

LAGOON (Fr. lagune, See also:

• LAT

Lat. lacuna, a See also:

• POOL

pool)  , a See also:

• TERM

term applied to (I) a See also:

• SHEET

sheet of See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt or brackish See also:

• WATER

water near the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, (2) a sheet of fresh water of no See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• DEPTH

depth or extent, (3) the expanse of smooth water enclosed by an See also:

• ATOLL (native name atollon in the Maldive Islands)

atoll . Sea lagoons are formed only where the shores are See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low and protected from See also:

• WAVE

wave See also:

• ACTION

action . Under these conditions a See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar may be raised above sea-level or a See also:

• SPIT

spit may grow until its end touches the See also:

• LAND

land . The enclosed shallow water is then isolated in a wide stretch, the seaward See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks broaden, and the See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon becomes a permanent See also:

• AREA

area of still shallow water with See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar faunal features . In the old See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

lake plains of See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia there are occasional wide and shallow depressions where water collects permanently . Large See also:

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF
• NUMBERS, PARTITION OF

numbers of aquatic birds, See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black swans, See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild See also:

• DUCK

duck, See also:

• TEAL (O.E. tele)

teal, migrant See also:

• SPOON (O. Eng. span, a chip or splinter of wood, cf. Du. spoon, Ger. Spahn, in same sense, probably related to Gr. r4 v, wedge)

spoon-bills or pelicans, resort to these fresh-water lagoons .