Laguna del Maule (volcano) about fourteen shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes that have been degraded by glaciation. The Laguna del Maule volcanic field covers a surface area of and contains cones, lava domes, lava flows, and shield volcanoes. There are 130 volcanic vents at Laguna del Maule. The lake is surrounded by 36 silicic coulees and lava domes. Over of the field is covered by these rocks, and volcanic ash and pumice produced by the eruptions has been found in Argentina. Presently some summits around Laguna del Maule reach altitudes of . The volcanic field lies at an average height of . Among the various
Lagoon in Mexico, which is actually the third largest lake by area in the country. The brackish water lagoon may be thus explicitly identified as a "coastal lagoon" ("laguna costera"). In Portuguese the same usage is found: "lagoa" may be a body of shallow sea water, or a small freshwater lake not linked to the sea. Lagoon is derived from the Italian "laguna", which refers to the waters around Venice, the Lagoon of Venice. "Laguna" is attested in English by at least 1612, and had been Anglicized to "lagune" by 1673. In 1697 William Dampier referred to a "Lagune or Lake