🌊 Lagoa dos Patos

Brazil · Americas · 5 m · 31.15°S, 51.39°W

Lagoa dos Patos is a coastal lagoon located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It covers an area of 10,100 km2 (3,900 mi2), is 290 kilometres (180 mi) long and has a maximum width of 71 kilometres (44 mi). It is the largest choked coastal lagoon in the world, the largest coastal lagoon in South America, and the largest lagoon in Brazil.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	5 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	31.15°S, 51.39°W · view on map

Lagoa dos Patos sits at 5 m in Brazil, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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