The Stagnone Lagoon is a part of
Mediterranean Sea
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in front of
Marsala City (
Province of Trapani,
autonomous region
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of
Sicily
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); the Lagoon is delimited by an island called
Isola Lunga (formerly
stinco di Capra) because of its geographical long form.
Inside the Lagoon there are the famous
Mozia island
and another small island
called
Santa Maria.
The water level in the lagoon varies from a few centimetres to a maximum of 2 metres. A peculiarity of the Stagnone is that, during summer, the water is always hot due to its low level and the lagoon conformation.
See also
*
Venetian Lagoon
*
Marano Lagoon
References
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Lagoons of Italy