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lagoons Gippsland Lakes Tuamotu Archipelago: Fakarava island The Hotel Zone, which sits on a former barrier island facing the Caribbean Sea, is linked by causeway to the city of Cancún, Mex. The calm blue water of Nichupte Lagoon is on the left. atoll formation
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Gippsland Lakes
Tuamotu Archipelago: Fakarava island
The Hotel Zone, which sits on a former barrier island facing the Caribbean Sea, is linked by causeway to the city of Cancún, Mex. The calm blue water of Nichupte Lagoon is on the left.
atoll formation
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