Cocos Lagoon appears as a small incomplete
coral
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atoll
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attached to the south-western coast of
Guam
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near the area of the village of
Malesso'. It stretches about east-west and north-south, covering an area of more than .
Cocos Island
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and Babe Island sit atop the southern portion of the
Merizo Barrier Reef
Cocos Lagoon appears as a small incomplete coral atoll attached to the south-western coast of Guam near the area of the village of Malesso'. It stretches about east-west and north-south, covering an area of more than .
Cocos Island and Babe I ...
and separate Cocos Lagoon from the open
ocean
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in the south. In the east, Cocos Lagoon is separated from
Achang Reef
The Achang ( zh, c=, p=Āchāngzú), also known as the Ngac'ang (their own name) is an ethnic group. They are one of Tibeto-Burman languages speaking people. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of ...
by narrow Manell Channel that leads to Achang Bay. In the north-west, Mamaon Channel separates Cocos Lagoon from the main island of Guam and allows boat access to Merizo. Southeastward of the channel, down to Achang Bay, there is no separation to the main island of Guam. Along the west side, the barrier reef uncovers in spots but has no islands.
See also
*
Fofos
Fofos is a small island off the southern coast of the island of Guam. It is connected to the mainland by the Merizo Barrier Reef.
See also
*Cocos Lagoon
*List of rivers of Guam
Further readingNational Centers for Coastal Ocean Science*Bendure, ...
*
List of rivers of Guam
This is a list of rivers in Guam, a (U.S. territory) in the western Pacific Ocean. The list is arranged alphabetically by the name of the river.
* Agaga River
* Agfayan River
* Aguada River
*Ajayan River
* Alatgue River
* Almagosa River
*Aplacho ...
*
List of lakes in Guam
Guam is made up of islands in the Pacific Ocean just south of the Mariana Islands: it is a territory of the United States. Cocos Island is an island 1 mile (1.6 km) off the southern tip of the United States territory of Guam and is consid ...
Further reading
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Bibliography
*''The Island of Guam'' By Leonard Martin Cox
*Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988) ''Micronesia:A travel survival kit.'' South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet.
References
Lakes of Guam
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