technical
noun
geography

Meaning of 潟湖

潟湖 means coastal lagoon; shallow lake formed when sediment closes off a bay; atoll lagoon; body of water enclosed by a coral atoll. Pronounced xì hú.

  • coastal lagoon; shallow lake formed when sediment closes off a bay
  • atoll lagoon; body of water enclosed by a coral atoll

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
shā
zuǐ
xiàng
dōng
yán
shēn
hòu
fēng
hǎi
wān
xíng
chéng
de
 

This coastal lagoon formed after a sandbar extended eastward and enclosed the bay.

Gāi
zài
gāo
cháo
shí
tōng
guò
xiá
zhǎi
de
shuǐ
dào
hǎi
xiāng
tōng
 

The lagoon connects to the ocean through narrow channels during high tide.

Hǎi
àn
de
chén
le
guò
de
hòu
biàn
huà
 

The sediments of coastal lagoons record past paleoclimatic changes.

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