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What is brackish water and lagoon?
Asked by ashutosh25807 | 17 Jan, 2018, 11:30: AM
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Brackish water is water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as sea water. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur as in brackish fossil aquifers.

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.

Answered by Sheetal Kolte | 17 Jan, 2018, 01:08: PM

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