Lagoon Mirim

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Name: Lagoon Mirim
Water system: Lagoa dos Patos
Water type: Estuary
Progression: Sao Goncalo Channel -> Lagoa dos Patos -> Rio Grande Channel -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Tropical
Continents: South America
Countries: Brazil, Uruguay

Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, pronounced [miˈɾĩ]) or Merín (Spanish, pronounced [meˈɾin]) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmus. The Jaguarão/Yaguarón, Tacuarí and Cebollatí Rivers empty into Lagoon Mirim, while the São Gonçalo Channel connects it with Lagoa dos Patos to the north.

Lagoon Mirim

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