Boats chug through the channels, with the lagoon waters running from milky greens to deep blues.
Whether the lagoon's delicate ecosystem could support such an upsurge in activity is debatable.
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The lagoon will broadly encompass the coast between Mumbles Head in Swansea and Port Talbot.
This is so serious that the authorities have twice considered rediverting a river into the lagoon.
One night, a handful of boys took playful, wobbly aim at the lagoon outside our hotel.
The silica that lines the bottom of the lagoon can turn your mane into straw unless you take precaution.
Should the proposals go ahead, it is estimated the lifespan of the lagoon would be 100 years.
After that, set off to explore or dine in the contempo-chic Bay 223, overlooking the lagoon.
He said power cables would carry the energy from the lagoon to the national Grid in Baglan.
Swansea council leader David Phillips believes the lagoon is something that needs considering and will eventually go ahead.
Despite lingering doubts over the gates, construction has begun with a breakwater at the Malamocco inlet into the lagoon.
Dr Cecconi says that between 1950 and 1960, the rate of erosion in the lagoon increased by 20 times.
For a break from biking, rent a swan pedal boat and tour the lagoon that will host the 2016 Olympic rowing events.
Steps were then taken to reduce nutrient run-off into the lagoon from industry, agriculture and sewage, and the blooms stopped.
The 78 floodgates installed in the lagoon will eventually close off the three inlets during high tides, blocking them from swamping the city.
Since the creatures remained hidden, Sadid commandeered a thin canoe and we paddled into the lagoon to take a closer look.
Relaxing in the lagoon, surrounded by steam, snow (in the winter) and black mountains of lava rock, is a breathtaking and uniquely Icelandic experience.
At low tide, water would flow from the lagoon into the sea, and from the sea into the lagoon at high tide.
Treatment plants for the most densely populated mainland areas of the lagoon have recently been approved and should be built by 2006.
Favelas were cleared around the lagoon between Ipanema beach and the hills behind and in Leblon, now the most expensive part of town.
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But some worry that if the gates are now closed, even briefly, the balance will be upset again and the lagoon will stagnate.
CORILA a consortium for co-ordinating research concerning the Venice lagoon system says that the lagoon is being transformed from a marsh into a completely marine environment.
It is an annual event - one gleeful crowd jumping in the waves, another playing football on the beach, and another idling in the lagoon.
But Dr Baretta warns that the jetties proposed along with the gates will be a problem reducing flushing of the lagoon, and thus its water quality.
And in the lagoon at Tahiti six white wreaths lay all alone, washing in and out, in and out with the wavelets on the beach.
Indulge in smooth coffee and pastries at the Firenze Lobby Lounge or a tropical cocktail and snacks at the Lagoon Bar and Grill.
There are board rooms and theaters that can accommodate up to 90 guests, and which overlook the lava fields, glaciers, waterfalls and the lagoon itself.
The city also contains the brilliant blue Khalid Lagoon and corniche (a walkway surrounding the lagoon), which is a lovely place for a leisurely stroll.
The lagoon itself is landscaped with wooden decks, cavernous saunas and piping hot waterfalls, with its mineral-rich waters fed by the futuristic Svartsengi geothermal plant next door.
Dive boats stop on the island, and travellers can spend the time drifting in the lagoon on a makeshift bamboo raft, lounging on the perfect beaches and exploring the mangroves.
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