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Coordinates: 22°53′S 42°13′W / 22.88°S 42.22°W / -22.88; -42.22
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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|last=Cotovicz|first=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|issn=1573-515X}}</ref>
'''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|last=Cotovicz|first=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|issn=1573-515X}}</ref>


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



Revision as of 09:11, 5 May 2022

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]

References

  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.