Messolongi Lagoon
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The Messolongi Lagoon is a lagoon
located in the south of the Etoloakarnania
prefecture and is a piece of a sea and the Gulf of Patras
. It was undepth by the shores of the Gulf of Patras in which. Its length is approximately 15 to 20 km along with its width, its shape resembles a triangular form.
The deepest depth is 5 to 6 m, other than the largest part in which its depths does not pass over half a metre and it contains seaweeds. Several islands surround the lagoon Near to the coasts, the depth is only 10 cm and it is a swampy area that a part of it is land. It features fishes. Strabo
called the lake Kynia.
Near the lagoon is the Aitoliko Lagoon
to the north.
The lagoon was partly drained in the 20th century especially in the western portion in which a part of the land extended southward with farmlands and dikes. The island of Aitoliko or sometimes the peninsula extended by 15 km and 200 m making it the longest extension, the eastern half became a canal and it resembles as a dike.
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
located in the south of the Etoloakarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...
prefecture and is a piece of a sea and the Gulf of Patras
Gulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos...
. It was undepth by the shores of the Gulf of Patras in which. Its length is approximately 15 to 20 km along with its width, its shape resembles a triangular form.
The deepest depth is 5 to 6 m, other than the largest part in which its depths does not pass over half a metre and it contains seaweeds. Several islands surround the lagoon Near to the coasts, the depth is only 10 cm and it is a swampy area that a part of it is land. It features fishes. Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
called the lake Kynia.
Near the lagoon is the Aitoliko Lagoon
Aitoliko Lagoon
The Aitoliko or the Etoliko Lagoon is a lagoon located in the south of the Etoloakarnania prefecture and forms a part of the Acheloos river. In the middle of the lagoon is a small island which has a city that is also named Aitoliko...
to the north.
The lagoon was partly drained in the 20th century especially in the western portion in which a part of the land extended southward with farmlands and dikes. The island of Aitoliko or sometimes the peninsula extended by 15 km and 200 m making it the longest extension, the eastern half became a canal and it resembles as a dike.