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Which of the following statement is true about lagoons?

A lagoon is a type of a large lake.
Lagoons are created by earthquakes.
A lagoon is often saltier water.
Lagoons are only found in the Arctic Ocean.

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A is correct because of the lake is large
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Answer:

- Lagoons are created by earthquakes: Its after shock send earth and rock tumbling down mountains into rivers, creating natural dams behind which lakes quickly built up.

- The lagoons of the outer banks have mostly brackish water, a mix of salt water from the Atlantic Ocean and freshwater from many river mouths in the area.

- Coastal laggon are common, occuring along nearly 15 percent of the worlds shorelines. In the United States lagoons are found along more than 75 percent of the Eastern Gulf Coast. Coastal lagoons are usually connected to the open ocen by inlets between barrier islands.

Step-by-step explanation:

Type of large lake: It's a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by reefs,

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