swap_horiz Iznik Lake Alternatives

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Venice Lagoon

The Venetian Lagoon is a Mediterranean coastal lagoon located in northeastern Italy. It’s distinguished by its unique ec...

Italy Historic Coastal Mediterranean

9.7 Brilliant

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Laguna Bacalar

Laguna Bacalar is a remarkable coastal lagoon located in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Its distinctive appearance ari...

Coastal Mexico Tourism Yucatan

9.7 Brilliant

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Big Lagoon, El Nido

Big Lagoon within Bacuit Bay offers a unique coastal experience in El Nido, Palawan. The lagoon’s distinctive shape is c...

Coastal Karst Tourism Philippines

9.5 Brilliant

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iSimangaliso (Lake St. Lucia)

iSimangaliso Wetland Park encompasses Lake St. Lucia, a significant South African lagoon within the Indian Ocean. This v...

South Africa Coastal World Heritage Estuary

9.3 Excellent

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Small Lagoon, El Nido

The Small Lagoon of El Nido, Palawan is a secluded coastal inlet renowned for its dramatic karst formations and calm wat...

Coastal Karst Tourism Philippines

9.2 Excellent

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Laguna San Ignacio

Laguna San Ignacio is a sheltered Pacific lagoon located along the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. It’s notable as...

Coastal Mexico Whale Watching Biosphere

9.2 Excellent

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Chilika Lake

Chilika Lake is a large tidal lagoon located on India’s coast in Odisha. It’s notable as Asia’s largest brackish water l...

India Coastal Odisha Ramsar

9.1 Excellent

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Butrint Lagoon

Butrint Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in southern Albania, located within Butrint National Park and adjacent to the UNESCO...

Historic Coastal Ionian World Heritage

8.4 Great

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Mesolonghi Lagoon

The Mesolonghi Lagoon is part of an extensive complex of shallow lagoons, wetlands, salt marshes, and mudflats on the we...

Historic Coastal Nature Reserve Ionian

8.1 Great

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Ghar El Melh Lagoon

Ghar El Melh Lagoon is a coastal lagoon and wetland beside the town of Ghar El Melh in northern Tunisia, near the Gulf o...

Historic Coastal Fishing Mediterranean

7.6 Good

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Laguna de Sinamaica

Laguna de Sinamaica is a shallow lagoon in Zulia state, northwestern Venezuela, connected to the Lake Maracaibo basin. I...

Historic Coastal Venezuela Stilt Villages

7.6 Good

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Bafa Lake

Bafa Lake is a lake in western Turkey near the Aegean coast, bordered by Mugla and Aydin provinces. It was once part of...

Turkey Historic Coastal Birdwatching

7.6 Good

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Göksu Delta Lagoons

The Göksu Delta lagoons form part of a broad Mediterranean wetland at the mouth of the Göksu River in Mersin Province, s...

Turkey Coastal Mediterranean Birdwatching

7.4 Good

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Akyatan Lagoon

Akyatan Lagoon is a coastal wetland on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey in Adana Province. The lagoon, dunes, freshwate...

Turkey Coastal Mediterranean Ramsar

7.1 Good

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Lake Kolleru

Lake Kolleru is a shallow freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh, India, situated between the Krishna and Godavari river delt...

India Coastal Freshwater Ramsar

6.9 Fair

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Tuzla Lake (Turkey)

Tuzla Lake is a saline coastal lagoon in Turkey's İzmir Province. Its shallow water, salt-rich environment, and coastal...

Turkey Coastal Flamingos Salt Lake

5.9 Mediocre

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Büyükçekmece Lagoon

Büyükçekmece Lagoon is a former coastal lagoon west of Istanbul, Turkey. It was transformed into a freshwater reservoir...

Turkey Coastal Urban Istanbul

5.7 Mediocre

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Sasyk Liman

Large coastal lake in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, separated from the Black Sea by a sandbar and converted from saltwater to f...

Coastal Ukraine Freshwater Black Sea

5.4 Mediocre

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Küçükçekmece Lagoon

Küçükçekmece Lagoon is a shallow, brackish coastal lagoon on the European side of Istanbul, west of the city's historic...

Turkey Historic Coastal Urban

4.8 Poor

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Lake Mariout

Lake Mariout is a shallow brackish lake in northern Egypt, immediately southwest of Alexandria and separated from the Me...

Historic Coastal Mediterranean Egypt

4.5 Poor