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A shallow body of water that is separated from the open sea is called a lagoon. Lagoons are also commonly referred to as back reefs.
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∙ 11y agoA shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs is called a Lagoon. Your welcome.(:
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∙ 14y agoIt is actually called a Lagoon
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What is the difference between a lagoon and an estuary?
A lagoon is a body of salt water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed barrier beach, sandbank, coral reef, or similar feature. An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
What is an open wound in which tissue is separated from a person's body?
avulsion
What is a shallow near the shore?
The proper term used for a shallow zone near a shore is a littoral zone. This zone is the shallow waters between the land and the open water areas.
What is a shallow zone near the shore?
The proper term used for a shallow zone near a shore is a littoral zone. This zone is the shallow waters between the land and the open water areas.
How many ships sunk on open ocean by tsunamis?
None in the open ocean because in the open ocean the tsunami waves are not very large. They only build as they hit shallow water.
How both a wave's energy and the water in a wave move?
Ocean water within a wave moves in a circular motion in open water. As the wave approaches the shore, the water becomes shallow and the bottom.
How do alligators sleep?
Alligators sleep can sleep on land or they will go in shallow water they sometimes have their mouth open because thats how they sweat
How do herrings reproduce?
Like most fish, they lay eggs. Herring females lay their eggs in shallow open water and they sink to the bottom.
Do whales sleep in a shallow cove?
No, in the open ocean.
Why it is easy to float in open water?
We have air in the body. Our lungs.
Man drowns the fastest in which water body?
open sea
Does a whale like tsunami?
Most likely not. A whale in deep, open ocean water would probably not even notice a passing tsunami. In shallow water it would be a very stressful event.
