Lagoa dos Patos
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Lagoa dos Patos is the second largest lagoon in Latin America. It is located in Rio Grande Do Sul, southern Brazil. It is 174 miles (280 km) long, has a maximum width of 44 miles (70 km), and a total area of 3,803 sq. mi. (9,850 km). It is separated by the Atlantic Ocean by a sandbar about 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide. Laguna Merlin makes an inlet, which enters Lagoa dos Patos near the town of Pelotas.
[edit] Towns and Cities on coast
- Sao Jose do Norte
- Pelotas
- Sao Lourenço do Sul
- Tapes
- Porto Alegre
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