Lagoons from Above

Contributor and drone pilot elnaz555 traveled from her native Ontario (Canada) to the North Atlantic island of Iceland to make this amazing drone video of the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in southeastern Iceland.  It's right at the edge of the Vatnajökull National Park, at the head of the  Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.  The lagoon has been the filming locations for many feature movies (including the James Bond films A View to a Kill and No Time to Die, and Batman Begins, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and more).  

Contributor Jone_83 gives us an amazing bird's eye look at Malta's famed Blue Lagoon in this epic drone video.  The lagoon sits between the small island of Comino and the even smaller island of Cominoto.  These islands sit between the main island of Malta and Gozo, the country's second island.  Here you will get a glimpse of the sailboats and yachts of Europe's superrich floating in these crystal blue waters.  These waters "stood in" for ancient Troy in the 2004 blockbuster of the same name, starring Brad Pitt. 

Some of the most beautiful scenery on the Eastern Mediteranean island nation of Cyprus lies in its northwestern corner, on the Akamas Peninsula.  Pavel Suchkov created an amazing aerial tour of the area, which includes the village of Latchi, the Baths of Aphrodite, and the Blue Lagoon.  The last is a spectacular beach area where boats and yachts can dock in shaded areas.  Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and it is home to some of the oldest human settlements in Europe.  

The French territory New Caledonia is less well known compared to other South Pacific spots such as Tahiti or Tonga.  Like most of the islands in the region, New Caledonia has some ideal sailing conditions, particularly for those who prefer calmer waters close to shore which  allow for other less wind-dependent activities such as stand-up-paddleboarding and scuba diving.  In this video, Martin_NC used a drone to record a weekend built around catamaran sailing at one of the island's beautiful lagoons. 

Check out this stunning drone video of Turkey's Ölüdeniz Lagoon, compliments of AirVuz contributor agrippa907th.  It's located near the town of Fethiye in Muğla, the province which covers the southwestern "corner" of the country.  The lagoon, which is known for its crystal-clear blue waters, is mostly surrounded by a national park.  The video also features some great shots of the beach at the opening of the lagoon (which is connected here to the Aegean Sea); the beach was recently ranked #2 in a Travelzoo survey of the world's best beaches.  

Check out this fascinating drone video of a Brazilian lagoon being emptied into the sea via canal, compliments of contributor and pilot Luiz Gerbase.  Ibiraquera Lagoon is located a short distance in from the Atlantic coastline of Santa Catarina, one of the states which makes up the region of Southern Brazil.  When the lagoon becomes too full, in order to prevent flooding a canal is dug which allows it to drain into the ocean.  It's a fascinating phenomenon and the perfect way to view it is aerially.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Alberto Ardit used a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone to create this beautiful aerial view of a small town near the Italian city of Venice.  The town of  Lio Piccolo sits on a series of canal-connected islets in the northeastern part of the Venetian Lagoon, a nearly-enclosed body of water off the Adriatic Sea, in which the island-city of Venice is situated.   Located in the heart of the largest wetland area in the Mediterranean, the area is known in part for its extensive bird life.  

Labengki is a small island just off the coast of Sulawesi, the massive island which is Indonesia's fourth largest and is the eleventh largest island in the world.  Labengki lies off of Southeast Sulawesi, which occupies the largest of the four peninsulas which make up much of the island's crazily-shaped land area.  Content creator and pilot Henry's drone flew a DJI Phantom 4 drone about Labengki and created a beautiful aerial video showing this tropical paradise of an island from above.  

The eastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico is home to some of the world's most unusual geology.  Due to a combination of factors, the area is literally covered with phenomena like sea caves and lagoons, the likes of which in many cases can't be found anywhere else on earth.  In this drone video by jelipegomez, you'll get an aerial view of this amazing landscape around the town of Bacalar.  It lies on a lagoon of the same name which runs parallel to the shoreline to its east.