Sound (geography)

The Aldersund in Helgeland, Norway, separates the island of Aldra (left side) from the continent.

In geography, a sound is a smaller body of water usually connected to a sea or an ocean. A sound may be an inlet that is deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or a narrow sea channel or an ocean channel between two land masses, such as a strait; or also a lagoon between a barrier island and the mainland.[1][2]

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  2. ^ "sound-4". Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.