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{{Short description|A hyper saline lake in Brazil}}
'''Araruama Lagoon''' is a [[lagoon]] located in the Região dos Lagos, [[Rio de Janeiro State]], [[Brazil]]. It is the world's largest [[hypersaline lake]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Goetz |editor-first=P.W. |title=The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |edition=15th |volume=3 |page=937 |year=1986}}</ref>
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'''Araruama Lagoon''' is a [[lagoon]] located in the Região dos Lagos, [[Rio de Janeiro State]], [[Brazil]]. It is one of the largest permanent [[Hypersaline lake|hypersaline]] lagoons in the world, being 220 km<sup>2</sup> in area, 40 km long and 13 km wide.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Cotovicz|first1=Luiz C.|last2=Knoppers|first2=Bastiaan A.|last3=Régis|first3=Carolina R.|last4=Tremmel|first4=Daniel|last5=Costa-Santos|first5=Suzan|last6=Abril|first6=Gwenaël|date=2021-11-01|title=Eutrophication overcoming carbonate precipitation in a tropical hypersaline coastal lagoon acting as a CO2 sink (Araruama Lagoon, SE Brazil)|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-021-00842-3|journal=Biogeochemistry|language=en|volume=156|issue=2|pages=231–254|doi=10.1007/s10533-021-00842-3|s2cid=237156891 |issn=1573-515X}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Iriry Lagoon]]


==References==
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[[Category:Saline lakes| ]]
[[Category:Lagoons of South America| ]]
[[Category:Saline lakes of South America]]
[[Category:Lagoons of Brazil]]
[[Category:Lakes of Brazil]]


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Latest revision as of 07:40, 29 November 2023

Araruama Lagoon
A deep blue lake surrounded by bushes
Araruama Lagoon
Location of Araruama Lagoon in Brazil.
Location of Araruama Lagoon in Brazil.
Araruama Lagoon
LocationRio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Coordinates22°53′S 42°13′W / 22.88°S 42.22°W / -22.88; -42.22
Typehypersaline lake
Max. length40 kilometres (25 mi)
Max. width13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
Surface area220 square kilometres (85 sq mi)
Average depth3 metres (9.8 ft)
Max. depth17 metres (56 ft)
Water volume0.62 cubic kilometres (0.15 cu mi)
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Araruama Lagoon is a lagoon located in the Região dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. It is one of the largest permanent hypersaline lagoons in the world, being 220 km2 in area, 40 km long and 13 km wide.[1]

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  1. ^ Cotovicz, Luiz C.; Knoppers, Bastiaan A.; Régis, Carolina R.; Tremmel, Daniel; Costa-Santos, Suzan; Abril, Gwenaël (2021-11-01). "Eutrophication overcoming carbonate precipitation in a tropical hypersaline coastal lagoon acting as a CO2 sink (Araruama Lagoon, SE Brazil)". Biogeochemistry. 156 (2): 231–254. doi:10.1007/s10533-021-00842-3. ISSN 1573-515X. S2CID 237156891.