Buada Lagoon
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Buada Lagoon is a landlocked, slightly brackish
, freshwater lake on the island Nauru
. It is about 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²).
The average depth of lagoon is 78 feet (24 m) and maximum depth is 256 feet (78 m).
The lagoon is classified as an endorheic
lake, in which there is no outflow to other bodies of water such as oceans or rivers.
, trees are in relative abundance in the vicinity of Buada Lagoon.
Brackish water
Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root "brak," meaning "salty"...
, freshwater lake on the island Nauru
Nauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
. It is about 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²).
The average depth of lagoon is 78 feet (24 m) and maximum depth is 256 feet (78 m).
The lagoon is classified as an endorheic
Endorheic
An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other bodies of water such as rivers or oceans...
lake, in which there is no outflow to other bodies of water such as oceans or rivers.
Vegetation
Unlike in many areas of NauruNauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
, trees are in relative abundance in the vicinity of Buada Lagoon.
See also
- Geography of NauruGeography of NauruNauru is a tiny phosphate rock island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean south of the Marshall Islands in Oceania. It is only south of the Equator at coordinates . Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean — the others are Banaba in Kiribati and...
- Districts of NauruDistricts of Nauru||There are 14 districts in the Republic of Nauru. Each one consists of a number of traditional villages, many of which are uninhabited or destroyed nowadays.-See also:*List of cities in Nauru*ISO 3166-2:NR...
- History of Nauru#Early history