Manguaba Lagoon (
Portuguese ) is an
estuarine
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
lagoon in
Alagoas
Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...
state of northeastern
Brazil
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. Manguaba Lagoon receives the
Paraíba do Meio River, and is connected to the
Atlantic Ocean
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to the east and
Mundaú Lagoon
Mundaú Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon situated west of Maceió, capital city of Alagoas state, in Brazil. Its total area is . The lake receives the Mundaú River, and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean and Manguaba Lagoon by a network of canal ...
to the north by a network of channels.
Estuaries of Brazil
Landforms of Alagoas
Lagoons of Brazil
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