, also Saroma Lagoon, is a

coastal lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...

(hence a body of

brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...

water) in Saroma,

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, and Yūbetsu. It is located in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. By area, the lake is the third largest in Japan and the largest in Hokkaidō. The name comes from the Ainu place name ''Saruomahetsu'', meaning "place of many ''

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'' reeds and rushes"., , page 56 Another nearby coastal lagoon is Notoro Lagoon, about to the east.

References

SAROMA-KO
World Lakes Database, International Lake Environment Committee {{DEFAULTSORT:Saroma Lakes of Hokkaido Lagoons of Japan Okhotsk Subprefecture