Anchialine pool

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An anchialine pool is a land locked body of water connected to the ocean by a subterranean tunnel. Fewer than a thousand anchialine pools exist worldwide. They are found coastally, mostly on the island on Hawaii. Anchialine pools are home to mostly native Hawaiian Shrimp.

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