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lagoon area
(English) Portion of barrier reef coast between shore area or fringing reef area and barrier reef area; portion of atoll surrounded by perimeter reef area. (See also: fringing reef area, barrier reef area, lagoon fringing reef area)
lagon
(French) Portion d’une côte d'un récif barrière entre le rivage ou le récif frangeant et le récif barrière ; portion d'atoll entourée par une zone récifale. (See also: fringing reef area, barrier reef area, lagoon fringing reef area)
área lagunar
(Portuguese) Porção de costa recifal entre a costa ou a área em franja dum recife e o recife em barreira. (See also: fringing reef area, barrier reef area, lagoon fringing reef area)

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