Venetian Lagoon

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The Venetian Lagoon is a shallow enclosed bay in northeastern Italy famous for its network of islands, canals, and marshes that host the historic city of Venice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lagoon
lagoon
administrativeRegion Veneto
area approximately 550 square kilometres
averageDepth about 1.2 metres
cityLocatedIn Chioggia
Mestre
Venice
connectedBy three inlets to the Adriatic Sea
contains Burano
Chioggia
Giudecca
Lazzaretto Nuovo
Lazzaretto Vecchio
Lido di Venezia
Malamocco
Mazzorbo
Mose flood barriers
Murano
Pellestrina
Poveglia
San Francesco del Deserto
San Giorgio Maggiore
San Lazzaro degli Armeni
San Michele
San Servolo
Sant’Erasmo
Torcello
Venice
Vignole
country Italy
ecosystemType brackish water ecosystem
floodProtectionProject MOSE Project
formedBy interaction of river sediments and marine processes
governedBy Metropolitan City of Venice
hasBiodiversity fish species
migratory birds
seagrass meadows
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasPart barrier islands
canals
inlets
mudflats
salt marshes
sandbars
tidal channels
historicalSignificance center of the Venetian Republic
inlets Chioggia Inlet
Lido Inlet
Malamocco Inlet
linked to: Lido Inlet
knownFor aquaculture
cultural heritage
fishing
glassmaking on Murano
historic city of Venice
islands
lace-making on Burano
marshes
network of canals
tourism
length approximately 50 kilometres
locatedIn Adriatic Sea
northeastern Italy
locatedNear Gulf of Venice
linked to: Gulf of Trieste

Po River delta
majorPort Port of Venice
maximumDepth about 10 metres in channels
nearbyAirport Treviso Airport
Venice Marco Polo Airport
partOf Adriatic Sea
separatedFrom Adriatic Sea by barrier islands
threatenedBy erosion
high tides
pollution
sea level rise
storm surges
subsidence
tidalRegime microtidal
UNESCOStatus part of Venice and its Lagoon World Heritage Site
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1987
usedFor navigation
recreation
salt production (historically)
transportation
width up to about 10 kilometres

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Venice locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Veneto hasUNESCOSite Venice and its Lagoon
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Death in Venice hasSymbol Venetian lagoon
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
St Mark's Campanile overlooks Venetian Lagoon
Il fuoco settingFeature Venetian lagoons
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Chioggia locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
subject linked to: Chioggia, Veneto, Italy
Chioggia locatedAtSouthernEndOf Venetian Lagoon
subject linked to: Chioggia, Veneto, Italy
Lido (Venice beach area) locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Lido (Venice beach area) separates Venetian Lagoon
Venice Marco Polo Airport locatedNear Venetian Lagoon
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore overlooks Venetian Lagoon
Grand Canal partOf Venetian Lagoon
Bridge of Sighs region Venetian Lagoon
Giudecca Canal partOf Venetian Lagoon
Giudecca Canal locatedInBodyOfWater Venetian Lagoon
MOSE flood barrier system locatedIn Venice Lagoon
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
MOSE flood barrier system protects Venetian Lagoon
Murano locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Murano partOf Venetian Lagoon
Burano locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Burano partOf Northern Lagoon of Venice
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Torcello locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Lido di Venezia locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Lido di Venezia separates Venetian Lagoon
Triveneto contains Venetian Lagoon
Bacchiglione River connectedTo Venetian lagoon (via Brenta system)
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Francesco Guardi workLocation Venice Lagoon
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
War of Chioggia location Venetian Lagoon
The Green Sail, Venice setting Venetian lagoon
subject linked to: “The Green Sail, Venice”
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Brenta River emptiesNear Lagoon of Venice
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Altinum locatedNear Venetian Lagoon
Altinum locatedNear Lagoon of Venice
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Concordia Sagittaria hasNearbyWaterBody Venetian Lagoon area
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
San Michele Cemetery locatedInBodyOfWater Venetian Lagoon
Sottomarina partOf Venetian Lagoon area
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Sottomarina locatedNear Venetian Lagoon
Chioggia historic center waterBody Venetian Lagoon
Vena Canal locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Vena Canal hydrologicalContext Venetian Lagoon system
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Lusenzo Lagoon locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Campanile of Sant’Andrea locatedNear Venetian Lagoon
Civic Museum of the Southern Lagoon heritageArea southern lagoon of Venice
linked to: Venetian Lagoon
Province of Venice (historical) includes Venetian Lagoon
Port of Venice locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Metropolitan City of Venice hasPart Venetian Lagoon
Pellestrina locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Pellestrina separates Venetian Lagoon
Arsenale di Venezia locatedIn Venetian Lagoon