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Hang Luồn is a sea cave tunnel in Hạ Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Vietnam known for its limestone karst formations. The cave can be navigated by kayak or small rowing boats during low tide, providing passage between the bay and an enclosed lagoon surrounded by steep rock walls....
Laguna de la Restinga is a coastal lagoon located within La Restinga National Park on Margarita Island in Venezuela. Established as a national park in 1974, the area protects a vast, shallow body of brackish water separated from the Caribbean Sea by a long, narrow sandbar. The lagoon's ecosystem is...
Laguna de Nichupté is a prominent coastal lagoon system located behind the city of Cancún in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is enclosed by a narrow barrier island, known as the Hotel Zone, which separates the lagoon's brackish waters from the Caribbean Sea. Covering an area of approximately 4...
Paranaguá Bay is a prominent estuarine inlet located in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. It serves as the setting for the city of Paranaguá, which is one of the oldest European-founded settlements in the region. The bay contains the Port of Paranaguá, recognized as one of the largest and busi...
Chetumal Bay is a shallow inlet of the Caribbean Sea located on the border between Mexico and Belize. The Hondo River, which forms part of the international boundary, flows into the bay. On its northern shore lies Chetumal, the capital of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The surrounding mangrove e...
Ô Loan Lagoon is a brackish coastal lagoon in Phú Yên province on Vietnam's south-central coast, near the city of Tuy Hòa. The lagoon supports fishing and aquaculture, including the cultivation and harvesting of oysters, blood cockles, and other shellfish. Its shallow waters, surrounding hills, and...
A bay on the northern Andhra Pradesh coast of India sheltering Kakinada port, an important commercial and fishing harbor on the Bay of Bengal.
Muni Lagoon is a coastal wetland in Ghana, established as a Ramsar site in 1992 to conserve its diverse waterbird populations and surrounding coastal savanna ecosystems.
