what’s the difference between a swamp, lagoon, pond, and lake?
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I would just recommend wikipedia for the details.
They’re all distinctly different hydrological formations.
* Swamp – a type of shallow wetland. See also: Bog, marsh, fen
* lagoon – an area of (often salt) water separated from a larger body of water by a sandbar or dune that grows and eventually cuts it off. May be reconnected at high tide.
* pond – a small body of fresh water.
* lake – a somewhat larger body of water, fully enclosed by land (apart from any inlet/outlet) usually fresh, but occasionally salty (like great salt lake).
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