TERMINOS LAGOON

Spanish Laguna De Trminos, lagoon in southwestern Campeche state, at the base of the Yucatn Peninsula, eastern Mexico. An inlet of the Bay of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico, it measures 45 mi (72 km) eastwest and 12 to 15 mi northsouth. Long, narrow Carmen Island stretches across its entrance. The lagoon is fed by the Palizada and Candelaria rivers. Shrimp, fish, and turtles are taken from Trminos, and crocodiles are hunted in the smaller adjacent lagoons.