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Lagoon Nebula
Lagoon Nebula bright, diffuse nebula in the southern constellation Sagittarius; cataloged as M8 or NGC 6526. It is visible to the naked eye and has an angular area larger than that of the full moon. The central parts are extremely bright, and some stars can be seen embedded in the nebulosity. Bec... Read more
Rio Grande
Rio Grande , city (1991 pop. 172,422), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil, on the Rio Grande River at the outlet of the Lagoa dos Patos (a tidal lagoon) to the Atlantic Ocean. It is an important outport for the city of Pôrto Alegre on the northern end of the lagoon. Rio Grande has oil refinerie... Read more
Alagoas
Alagoas [Port.,=lagoons], state (1990 pop. 2,522,150), 10,707 sq mi (27,331 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Maceió is the capital. ... Read more
Hamilton
Hamilton city (1990 est. pop. 3,100), capital of Bermuda , on Bermuda Island. It is a port at the head of Great Sound, a huge lagoon and deepwater harbor protected by coral reefs. The city is the focus of Bermuda's commercial and social life and is a major tourist resort. ... Read more
Bangweulu
Bangweulu or Bangweolo , lake and swamps, c.3,800 sq mi (9,840 sq km), NE Zambia. The lake is c.50 mi (80 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) wide. Commercial fishing is pursued in the lagoons of the swamps. The swamps are formed largely by the flooding of the lower Chambeshi River, which enters Lake Ban... Read more
Fra Giovanni Giocondo
Fra Giovanni Giocondo , c.1435-1515, Italian architect, engineer, and antiquary. A Franciscan friar, he was accomplished in philosophy, archaeology, and classical literature but is best known for his architectural and engineering works. He designed a drainage system for the lagoons of Venice, built ... Read more
Sagittarius
Sagittarius [Lat.,=the archer], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Scorpius and Capricornus; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . It is traditionally depicted as a centaur drawing his bow to release an arrow. The constellation c... Read more
Ulithi
Ulithi , atoll comprising 40 islets, 1.75 sq mi (4.53 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands . Ulithi is part of the Federated States of Micronesia ; Mokomok is the chief village. The atoll became (1920) part of the Japanese mandate in the Pacific and was strongly fortified. The main atoll h... Read more
coral reefs
coral reefs limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals , colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone). The accumulation of skeletal material, broken and p... Read more
Abidjan
Abidjan , city (1995 pop. 2,793,000), former capital of Côte d'Ivoire, a port on the Ébrié Lagoon (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea). Abidjan is Côte d'Ivoire's administrative center, commercial capital, and largest city. Its modern port is centered on Little Bassam Island, whi... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Lagoon"

lagoons
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth lagoons ‘Lagoon’ is a term...wind stresses on the lagoon surface. Shallow lagoons experience a great deal...common mode of origin of lagoons is by submergence of...landscapes. This method of lagoon formation is dependent...
lagoon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea lagoon, a shallow area of water...a coral reef or sandbank. Lagoons are a regular inshore feature...many fishes . The coastal lagoons of Baja California in Mexico...exposed to the open sea, the lagoons perform a key role in absorbing...
Vistula Lagoon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Vistula Lagoon Pol. Zalew Wiślany, shallow...Nogat and Pregel rivers flow into the lagoon. A dredged channel cuts across the northern...with the Kaliningrad ship canal. The lagoon's shoreline is generally marshy. Kaliningrad...
Lagoon Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Lagoon Islands see Tuvalu .
Courland Lagoon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Courland Lagoon see Kursky Zaliv .
Lagoon Nebula
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Lagoon Nebula bright, diffuse nebula in the southern constellation Sagittarius; cataloged as M8 or NGC 6526. It is visible to the naked...
Solnhofen lithographic limestone fauna
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...deposited was a series of marine lagoons restricted by barrier islands...The bottom waters of these lagoons were probably stagnant and...including open marine, reef, lagoon, and terrestrial habitats...washed into the hypersaline lagoons during storms and then preserved...
coral reefs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...at low tide. Barrier reefs are separated from the shore by a wide, deep lagoon or surround a lagoon that has a central island. An atoll is a reef surrounding a lagoon that has no central island, with passages through the reef to the sea. It...
Kiribati
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...islands. Christmas Island has several large lagoons lying in its interior, including Manulu Lagoon in the north, Isles Lagoon in the center, and Fresh Water Lagoons in the south. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS The...
Malaita
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...comprised of rain forest, with Lagoons along parts of both coastlines...interior from those of the Lagoons of the northeast coast (Lau...colony on Maramasike) and the lagoons of the central west coast...platforms dredged from the lagoon floor, specialize in fishing...

Dictionary entries related to "Lagoon"

Lagoon Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Lagoon Nebula The diffuse nebula M8 in Sagittarius...long and ½° wide. The Lagoon Nebula gets its name from a dark lane that...the nebula is called the Hourglass. The Lagoon Nebula contains the 5th-magnitude star...
lagoon
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology lagoon area of salt water separated from the sea. XVII. — It., Sp. laguna (partly through F. lagune ) :- L. lacūna pool (see LACUNA ).
Ochsenius, Carl
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...gypsum, and other evaporites, assumes lagoons separated by bars from the ocean proper...evaporation, evaporites precipitate in the lagoon and additional seawater is fed into the lagoon from the open ocean. With increasing evaporation...
Coates, Eric
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Rhapsody (1937); The Jester at the Wedding ; By the Sleepy Lagoon (1939); Calling All Workers (1940); The Dam Busters March...feature ‘In Town Tonight’. By the Sleepy Lagoon is the signature-tune of the BBC's ‘Desert Island...
reef
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...reefs (conical in form); barrier reefs (separated from the coast by a lagoon); fringing reefs (attached to a coast); and atolls (isolated reefs enclosing lagoons). Factors influencing reef growth include: ( a ) water temperature (optimum...
Côte d'Ivoire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...coastline is rocky in the west but elsewhere has sand-bars and lagoons. Three rivers run through the hot, rain-forested lowlands...27.0%; Mande 24.0%; Kru 18.0%; Senufo 12.0%; Lagoon 8.0%; Lobi 5.0% Languages: French (official); Akan...
Simmons, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1948 Hamlet (Olivier) (as Ophelia) 1949 Adam and Evalyn (Adam and Evelyne ) (French) (as Evalyn Wallace); The Blue Lagoon (Launder) (as Emmeline Foster) 1950 "Sanatorium" ep. of Trio (French) (as Eve Bishop); Cage of Gold (Dearden...
Addinsell, Richard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1955 Out of the Clouds (Dearden/Relph) 1957 The Prince and the Showgirl (Olivier) 1957 The Admirable Crichton (Paradise Lagoon ) (Gilbert) 1958 A Tale of Two Cities (Thomas) 1961 The Greengage Summer (Loss of Innocence ) (Gilbert); The Roman Spring...
Mancini, Henry
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1982. Died: Of liver and pancreatic cancer, in Los Angeles, 14 June 1994. Films as Composer: 1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon (Arnold); Six Bridges to Cross (Pevney) (song); Four Guns to the Border (Carlson) 1955 The Private War of Major Benson...
Hourglass Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Hourglass Nebula The brightest central part of the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius, shaped like a figure-of-eight, near the 6th-magnitude star 9 Sagittarii.

Thesaurus entries related to "Lagoon"

lagoon
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus lagoon • noun  swimming in the moonlit lagoon synonyms : bay, inland sea, lake, bight, pool.
lake
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus lake • noun   the frozen lake synonyms : pond, pool, tarn, reservoir, slough, lagoon, water, waterhole, watering hole, inland sea; oxbow (lake), pothole (lake), glacial lake; Scottish loch; literary mere.
interrupt
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...to an end/close; informal put on ice, put on the back burner.   3. the coastal plain is interrupted by large lagoons synonyms : break (up) by, punctuate by/with; pepper with, strew with, dot with, scatter with, sprinkle with...
pond
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pond • noun  snowy egrets visit our pond synonyms : pool, waterhole, lake, tarn, reservoir, slough, beaver pond, lagoon.

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Waste lagoons inadequate provincewide
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 6/23/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...without adequate lagoon capacity. Roughly...domestic waste-water lagoons scattered in rural...Hanover has five lagoons, but three -- Mitchell...said building a new lagoon in Mitchell alone...municipalities have lagoons or sewage systems...is getting a new lagoon that should be open...
Bolinas Lagoon glass half full
Newspaper article from: Pacific Sun; 11/9/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...the county began to look at the lagoon's future after concern grew that the mouth of the lagoon might close, speeding up a process...a natural progression that many lagoons undergo. But Bolinas Lagoon is a special case in more ways than...
South Lagoon property sought.
Newspaper article from: News Herald (Panama City, FL); 5/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...of property on the south side of Grand Lagoon is being eyed for residential construction...Encompassing about 7.8 acres off South Lagoon Drive, the property, owned by C-IV...building with R-5 was David Breed of South Lagoon Drive. "It's a gorgeous piece of property...
Wheeeee! Lagoon is ready for season of summer fun
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/9/2004; ; 700+ words ; Lagoon amusement park in Farmington will open for...vary during the April and May preseason. Lagoon-A-Beach, the park's water feature, will open May 29, weather permitting. Lagoon has 27 "big kid" rides and 12 "kiddie...
Lagoon focusing on 'little kids' in '04
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/5/2004; ; 678 words ; FARMINGTON -- The 2004 season at Lagoon -- its 118th year -- is shaping up as...Rattlesnake Rapids, the Wild Mouse -- Lagoon is adding two major new children's rides...5 million, according to Dick Andrew, Lagoon spokesman. "We're reconfiguring Kiddie...
Dredge Bolinas Lagoon? County wants more info on consequences to wildlife
Newspaper article from: Pacific Sun; 1/20/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...no surprise here--the lagoon lies right on top of the San...have scoured the depth of the lagoon and altered its shape. Balancing...effects, nature routinely fills lagoons with sediment, transforming...sedimentation process around Bolinas Lagoon. Due to silting, the lagoon...
Lagoon celebrating 120th year
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/7/2006; ; 700+ words ; FARMINGTON -- Lagoon, Utah's amusement park, will open...scaled-down, kid-friendly versions of Lagoon's Rocket Ride. However, while the...separate towers, which Dick Andrew, Lagoon spokesman, describes as family rides...
Swine waste lagoons remove Salmonella and enteric microbial indicators.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 9/15/2003; 700+ words ; ...single-stage primary lagoon liquid, and 0.4 to...mL in the secondary lagoons of two-stage lagoon systems," reported...Salmonella in swine waste lagoon systems." Hill and...single-stage, primary lagoons can substantially reduce...
Preservationists Want Carlsbad, Calif., Lagoon Closed to Stop Spread of Algae.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/6/2001; 700+ words ; ...Council soon to close Agua Hedionda Lagoon to all recreational activity for the next five years. Homeowners near the lagoon said Monday the move is an overreaction...of an invasive algae threatening the lagoon's marine life. The algae, Caulerpa...
Saving Bolinas Lagoon; The solution may be "elegant tinkering" rather than drastic measures
Newspaper article from: Pacific Sun; 8/12/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...aimed at determining the health of Bolinas Lagoon is challenging some long-held assumptions...knowledge that has been held regarding the lagoon." The information now coming to light...years ago to assess the health of the lagoon. Many local residents thought the lagoon...