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

Coastal lagoon in southern Albania adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage ancient city of Butrint, protected within Butri...

Historic Coastal Ionian World Heritage

8.4 Great

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Mesolonghi Lagoon

Large lagoon complex in western Greece near Mesolonghi, designated a national park and historically significant as a sie...

Historic Coastal Nature Reserve Ionian

8.1 Great

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Ghar El Melh Lagoon

Ghar El Melh Lagoon is a vital coastal wetland in northern Tunisia, designated as a Ramsar site in 2007 for its rich bio...

Historic Coastal Fishing Mediterranean

7.6 Good

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Laguna de Sinamaica

Laguna de Sinamaica is a lagoon in Zulia state, Venezuela, inhabited by Añu people living in stilt-house communities (pa...

Historic Coastal Venezuela Stilt Villages

7.6 Good

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Bafa Lake

A lake in western Turkey formed after the ancient Gulf of Latmos was sealed from the Aegean Sea by river-deposited silt,...

Turkey Historic Coastal Birdwatching

7.6 Good

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Göksu Delta Lagoons

Coastal lagoons in the Göksu Delta, Mersin Province, Turkey, part of a Ramsar-designated Special Environmental Protectio...

Turkey Coastal Mediterranean Birdwatching

7.4 Good

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Akyatan Lagoon

Akyatan Lagoon is a major wildlife refuge in Adana Province, Turkey, notable for containing the largest green sea turtle...

Turkey Coastal Mediterranean Ramsar

7.1 Good

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Lake Kolleru

A large shallow freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh, India, between the Krishna and Godavari deltas, gazetted as a Wildlif...

India Coastal Freshwater Ramsar

6.9 Fair

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Tuzla Lake (Turkey)

Located in Turkey's İzmir Province, Tuzla Lake is a saline coastal lagoon that serves as a crucial wintering and breedin...

Turkey Coastal Flamingos Salt Lake

5.9 Mediocre

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Büyükçekmece Lagoon

A former coastal lagoon west of Istanbul converted into a freshwater reservoir that supplies drinking water to part of t...

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

A brackish coastal lagoon on Istanbul's western suburban fringe, subject to heavy urban development pressure and known f...

Turkey Historic Coastal Urban

4.8 Poor

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Lake Mariout

Shallow brackish lake southwest of Alexandria, Egypt, separated from the Mediterranean by a narrow strip of land and gre...

Historic Coastal Mediterranean Egypt

4.5 Poor