Jewels of the Venetian Lagoon

The Venetian Lagoon is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages, Laguna Veneta, has provided the English name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water: a lagoon.
  • Location: Venice, Veneto, Italy
  • Primary outflows: Adriatic Sea
  • Basin countries: Italy
  • Surface area: 550 square kilometres (210 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 10.5 metres (34 ft)
  • Max. depth: 21.5 metres (71 ft)
  • Surface elevation: 3 m (9.8 ft)

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