Within the irregular are of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake-blue of all shades and shadowy green and purple.

在珊瑚礁不规则的弧形圈里，环礁湖平静的象一个山潭--湖水呈现各种细微色差的蓝色、墨绿色和紫色。

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The main island, Apo Island -- not to be confused with the better known island of the same name off the island of Negros in the central Philippines -- is a palm-fringed beauty, ringed by golden sand and home to an emerald-green interior lagoon embraced by mangroves.

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Sailing through this inlet reveals a huge freshwater lagoon, shimmering aqua green in the sun.

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