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Lagoons of New Caledonia – UNESCO World Heritage Site
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A study to determined that land use on #tropical #islands can shape water quality in #lagoons and that #rainfall can be an important mediator for connections between land and lagoon waters.
#Ecology #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/eco1209252.html

Some of the bluest (turquoise-est?) blues I’ve ever seen—the Mediterranean Sea. I’m more of a forest person, but I gotta admit, Cyprus and the Akamas National Park got to me. Scorching sun, wonderful hikes, the Aphrodite (yes, that Aphrodite!) baths, and plenty of amazing lagoons to have a cooling dip and a refreshing snack. Just amazing.

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The amazing sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses in the state of Maranhão in Brazil.
In 1981 the Lençóis Maranhenses have been declared a national park (Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses) to protect and preserve this unique eco system. The park covers a protected area of 155.000 ha out of which 90.000 ha are covered with these pitoresque sand dunes which fill with sweet water during the raining season.

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The amazing sand dunes with lagoons of Lençóis Maranhenses in the state of Maranhão in Brazil.
In 1981 the Lençóis Maranhenses have been declared a national park (Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses) to protect and preserve this unique eco system. The park covers a protected area of 155.000 ha out of which 90.000 ha are covered with these pitoresque sand dunes which fill with sweet water during the raining season.
Sadly on 3rd of December 2019 the former president determined by decree to privatize the Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses, Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara (Ceará) and Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Paraná).

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#lencoismaranhenses #barreirinhas #maranhao #brasil #brazil #parquenacional #nationalpark #dunes #lagoons #natureza #nature #natur #landscape #landschaft #travel #reise #travelphotography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #captureone #nikon #z6 #davidpoertner #davidpoertnerphotography

Rare #ecosystem with examples of world’s earliest f#ossils provides window into early life on #Earth
A system of #lagoons has been discovered in #Argentina hosting a rare range of #microbial communities previously unknown. The microbes form giant mounds of rock as they grow — like #corals building a #reef mm by mm. "The communities could also provide scientists with an unprecedented look at how life may have arisen on #Mars, which resembled Earth billions of years ago."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/16/americas/stromatolites-argentina-discovery-lagoons-ecosystem-scn/index.html