Are lagoons safe to swim in?

There can be several dangers when swimming or kayaking in a lagoon near its pass to the open ocean, here a few: 1) Rip currents can occur in the open ocean and lagoons, which can be very dangerous for swimmers.



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Depths rarely exceed 60 metres (about 200 feet) and many are shallower, usually less than 20 metres (about 65 feet) deep. The lagoon of Mayotte island in the Comoro archipelago in the Indian Ocean attains a maximum depth of about 92 metres (about 300 feet), but it is generally shallower.

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While no sharks are in the business of regularly eating humans, at least part of this scene is realistic: sharks do make use of inshore, estuarine environments like lagoons, bays, and the lower portions of rivers.

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