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Accretion (geology)
In geology, accretion is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone, frequently on the edge of existing continental landmasses.
See Coast and Accretion (geology)
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lotus).
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is any animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, that lives in water for all or most of its lifetime.
Aquatic Botany
Aquatic Botany ("An International Scientific Journal dealing with Applied and Fundamental Research on Submerged, Floating and Emergent Plants in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems") is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on structure, function, dynamics, and classification of plant-dominated aquatic communities and ecosystems, as well as molecular, biochemical, and physiological aspects of aquatic plants.
Attrition (erosion)
Attrition is the process of erosion that occurs during rock collision and transportation.
See Coast and Attrition (erosion)
Åland
Åland (Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland.
See Coast and Åland
Ballantine scale
The Ballantine scale is a biologically defined scale for measuring the degree of exposure level of wave action on a rocky shore.
See Coast and Ballantine scale
Bank (geography)
In geography, a bank is the land alongside a body of water.
See Coast and Bank (geography)
Barcelona
Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.
Barnacle
Barnacles are arthropods of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea.
Barrier island
Barrier islands are a coastal landform, a type of dune system and sand island, where an area of sand has been formed by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. Coast and Barrier island are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. Coast and bay are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Bay
Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. Coast and beach are coastal and oceanic landforms and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Beach
Beach cleaning
Beach cleaning or clean-up is the process of removing solid litter, dense chemicals, and organic debris deposited on a beach or coastline by the tide, local visitors, or tourists.
Beach cusps
Beach cusps are shoreline formations made up of various grades of sediment in an arc pattern. Coast and Beach cusps are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
Beach nourishment
Beach nourishment (also referred to as beach renourishment, beach replenishment, or sand replenishment) describes a process by which sediment, usually sand, lost through longshore drift or erosion is replaced from other sources.
See Coast and Beach nourishment
Bedform
A bedform is a geological feature that develops at the interface of fluid and a moveable bed, the result of bed material being moved by fluid flow.
Bilge
The bilge of a ship or boat is the part of the hull that would rest on the ground if the vessel were unsupported by water.
See Coast and Bilge
Biodiversity
Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.
Biodiversity loss
Biodiversity loss happens when plant or animal species disappear completely from Earth (extinction) or when there is a decrease or disappearance of species in a specific area.
See Coast and Biodiversity loss
Book Cliffs
The Book Cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western Colorado and eastern Utah in the Western United States.
Breaking wave
In fluid dynamics and nautical terminology, a breaking wave or breaker is a wave with enough energy to "break" at its peak, reaching a critical level at which linear energy transforms into wave turbulence energy with a distinct forward curve.
Canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi).
See Coast and Canal
Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere
In Earth's atmosphere, carbon dioxide is a trace gas that plays an integral part in the greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, photosynthesis and oceanic carbon cycle.
See Coast and Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere
Carbon sequestration
Carbon sequestration is the process of storing carbon in a carbon pool.
See Coast and Carbon sequestration
Caribbean
The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.
Charcoal
Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents.
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Coast and cliff are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
See Coast and Cliff
Cliffed coast
A cliffed coast, also called an abrasion coast, is a form of coast where the action of marine waves has formed steep cliffs that may or may not be precipitous. Coast and cliffed coast are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.
See Coast and Climate change mitigation
Coast
A coastalso called the coastline, shoreline, or seashoreis the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coast and coast are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Coast
Coast guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country.
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) is a private, nonprofit organization created in 1971.
See Coast and Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Coastal defence and fortification
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are measures taken to provide protection against military attack at or near a coastline (or other shoreline), for example, fortifications and coastal artillery.
See Coast and Coastal defence and fortification
Coastal development hazards
A coastal development hazard is something that affects the natural environment by human activities and products.
See Coast and Coastal development hazards
Coastal erosion
Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. Coast and Coastal erosion are coastal geography.
Coastal flooding
Coastal flooding occurs when dry and low-lying land is submerged (flooded) by seawater. Coast and Coastal flooding are coastal geography.
See Coast and Coastal flooding
Coastal management
Coastal management is defence against flooding and erosion, and techniques that stop erosion to claim lands. Coast and Coastal management are coastal geography.
See Coast and Coastal management
Coastal path
A coastal path (or a littoral path) is a trail along a sea shore or a lake shore for pedestrians, and sometimes for cyclists or equestrians.
Coastal sediment supply
Coastal sediment supply is the transport of sediment to the beach environment by both fluvial and aeolian transport. Coast and Coastal sediment supply are coastal geography.
See Coast and Coastal sediment supply
Coastline paradox
The coastline paradox is the counterintuitive observation that the coastline of a landmass does not have a well-defined length. Coast and coastline paradox are coastal geography.
See Coast and Coastline paradox
Colorado
Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Concordant coastline
In coastal geography, a concordant, longitudinal, or Pacific type coastline occurs where beds, or layers, of differing rock types are folded into ridges that run parallel to the coast. Coast and concordant coastline are coastal geography.
See Coast and Concordant coastline
Continental shelf
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Coast and continental shelf are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Continental shelf
Coral
Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria.
See Coast and Coral
Coral reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Coast and coral reef are coastal and oceanic landforms and Oceanographical terminology.
Cormorant
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags.
Cove
A cove is a small bay or coastal inlet.
See Coast and Cove
Cuspate foreland
Cuspate forelands, also known as cuspate barriers or nesses in Britain, are geographical features found on coastlines and lakeshores that are created primarily by longshore drift. Coast and cuspate foreland are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
See Coast and Cuspate foreland
Denudation
Denudation is the geological process in which moving water, ice, wind, and waves erode the Earth's surface, leading to a reduction in elevation and in relief of landforms and landscapes.
Deposition (geology)
Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass.
See Coast and Deposition (geology)
Diffraction
Diffraction is the interference or bending of waves around the corners of an obstacle or through an aperture into the region of geometrical shadow of the obstacle/aperture.
Discordant coastline
A discordant coastline occurs where bands of different rock types run perpendicular to the coast. Coast and discordant coastline are coastal geography.
See Coast and Discordant coastline
Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).
Dordrecht
Dordrecht, historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
Dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. Coast and dune are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
See Coast and Dune
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
See Coast and Earth
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.
See Coast and East Coast of the United States
Ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.
Ecosystem service
Ecosystem services are the various benefits that humans derive from healthy ecosystems.
See Coast and Ecosystem service
Effects of climate change
Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies.
See Coast and Effects of climate change
Elsevier
Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content.
Erosion
Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.
Estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Coast and estuary are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
European Atlas of the Seas
The European Atlas of the Seas is an interactive web-based atlas that provides information on the coasts and seas within and around Europe, detailing Europe's marine environment.
See Coast and European Atlas of the Seas
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
Eutrophication
Eutrophication is a general term describing a process in which nutrients accumulate in a body of water, resulting in an increased growth of microorganisms that may deplete the oxygen of water.
Exclusive economic zone
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
See Coast and Exclusive economic zone
Extreme weather
Extreme weather includes unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution—the range that has been seen in the past.
Facies
In geology, a facies (same pronunciation and spelling in the plural) is a body of rock with distinctive characteristics.
See Coast and Facies
Fengbin
Fengbin Township is a rural township located in Hualien County, Taiwan, bordering Taitung County.
Fish
A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.
See Coast and Fish
Fishery
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place (a.k.a., fishing grounds).
Fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Coast and fjord are coastal and oceanic landforms.
See Coast and Fjord
Flat coast
At a flat coast or flat shoreline, the land descends gradually into the sea. Coast and flat coast are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Flood
A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry.
See Coast and Flood
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
See Coast and France
French Riviera
The French Riviera, known in French as the i (Còsta d'Azur), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France.
Freshwater marsh
A freshwater marsh is a non-forested marsh wetland that contains shallow fresh water, and is continuously or frequently flooded. Coast and freshwater marsh are coastal geography.
See Coast and Freshwater marsh
Gastropoda
Gastropods, commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda.
Genoa
Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.
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Geologic time scale
The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth.
See Coast and Geologic time scale
Geological resistance
Geological resistance is a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors, and is based primarily on hardness, chemical reactivity and cohesion.
See Coast and Geological resistance
Geology
Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane.
See Coast and Gold Coast, Queensland
Graded shoreline
A graded shoreline is a stage in the cycle of coastal development characterised by a flat and straight coastline. Coast and graded shoreline are coastal geography.
See Coast and Graded shoreline
Growth management
Growth management, in the United States, is a set of techniques used by the government to ensure that as the population grows that there are services available to meet their demands.
See Coast and Growth management
Gulf
A gulf is a large inlet from an ocean into a landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay. Coast and gulf are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Gulf
Gulf Coast of the United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico.
See Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States
Gull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari.
See Coast and Gull
Habitat destruction
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.
See Coast and Habitat destruction
Harbor
A harbor (American English), or harbour (Canadian English, British English; see spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored.
See Coast and Harbor
Harmful algal bloom
A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, mechanical damage to other organisms, or by other means.
See Coast and Harmful algal bloom
Headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. Coast and headland are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
High water mark
A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land.
Human impact on the environment
Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic environmental impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources caused directly or indirectly by humans.
See Coast and Human impact on the environment
Inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, cove, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea. Coast and inlet are coastal and oceanic landforms.
See Coast and Inlet
International waters
The terms international waters or transboundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems (aquifers), and wetlands.
See Coast and International waters
Intertidal zone
The intertidal zone or foreshore is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide; in other words, it is the part of the littoral zone within the tidal range. Coast and intertidal zone are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Invasive species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.
See Coast and Invasive species
Island
An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Coast and island are coastal and oceanic landforms and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Island
Island arc
Island arcs are long chains of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries. Coast and Island arc are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Island country
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands.
Isostasy
Isostasy (Greek ''ísos'' 'equal', ''stásis'' 'standstill') or isostatic equilibrium is the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust (or lithosphere) and mantle such that the crust "floats" at an elevation that depends on its thickness and density.
Italian Riviera
The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera (Riviera ligure; Rivêa lìgure) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.
Kelp
Kelps are large brown algae or seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales.
See Coast and Kelp
Kelp forest
Kelp forests are underwater areas with a high density of kelp, which covers a large part of the world's coastlines.
Lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Coast and lagoon are coastal and oceanic landforms and Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Lagoon
Lake
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface.
See Coast and Lake
Lamination (geology)
In geology, lamination is a small-scale sequence of fine layers (laminae;: lamina) that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
See Coast and Lamination (geology)
Land
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water.
See Coast and Land
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds.
See Coast and Land reclamation
Landform
A landform is a natural or anthropogenic land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body.
Landlocked country
A landlocked country is a country that does not have any territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie solely on endorheic basins.
See Coast and Landlocked country
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale.
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea (Mar Ligure; Mer Ligurienne; Mâ Ligure; Mari Liguru) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea.
List of countries by length of coastline
This article contains a list of countries by length of coastline, in kilometers.
See Coast and List of countries by length of coastline
List of U.S. states and territories by coastline
This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length.
See Coast and List of U.S. states and territories by coastline
Littoral warfare
In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing and support for landing operations and other types of combat shifting from water to ground, and back.
See Coast and Littoral warfare
Littoral zone
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. Coast and littoral zone are coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Longshore drift
Longshore drift from longshore current is a geological process that consists of the transportation of sediments (clay, silt, pebbles, sand, shingle, shells) along a coast parallel to the shoreline, which is dependent on the angle of incoming wave direction. Coast and longshore drift are coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Machair
A machair (sometimes machar in English) is a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on part of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides. Coast and machair are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
Managed retreat
Managed retreat involves the purposeful, coordinated movement of people and buildings away from risks.
Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Coast and mangrove are Oceanographical terminology.
Mariehamn
Mariehamn (Maarianhamina; Portus Mariae) is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty.
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea. Coast and marine biology are Oceanographical terminology.
Marine coastal ecosystem
A marine coastal ecosystem is a marine ecosystem which occurs where the land meets the ocean.
See Coast and Marine coastal ecosystem
Marine debris
Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created solid material that has deliberately or accidentally been released in seas or the ocean. Coast and marine debris are Oceanographical terminology.
Marine ecosystem
Marine ecosystems are the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems and exist in waters that have a high salt content. Coast and Marine ecosystem are Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Marine ecosystem
Marine habitat
A marine habitat is a habitat that supports marine life. Coast and marine habitat are Oceanographical terminology.
Marine pollution
Marine pollution occurs when substances used or spread by humans, such as industrial, agricultural and residential waste, particles, noise, excess carbon dioxide or invasive organisms enter the ocean and cause harmful effects there. Coast and Marine pollution are Oceanographical terminology.
See Coast and Marine pollution
Marine protected area
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are protected areas of the world's seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes.
See Coast and Marine protected area
Marine sediment
Marine sediment, or ocean sediment, or seafloor sediment, are deposits of insoluble particles that have accumulated on the seafloor.
Maritime transport
Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways.
See Coast and Maritime transport
Marseille
Marseille or Marseilles (Marseille; Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
See Coast and Mediterranean Sea
Monaco
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea.
See Coast and Monaco
Montjuïc
Montjuïc is a hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Mudflat
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats or, in Ireland, slob or slobs, are coastal wetlands that form in intertidal areas where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers.
Mussel
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
See Coast and Mussel
Natural arch
A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Coast and natural arch are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
Navy
A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.
See Coast and Navy
Nursery habitat
In marine environments, a nursery habitat is a subset of all habitats where juveniles of a species occur, having a greater level of productivity per unit area than other juvenile habitats (Beck et al. 2001).
Nutrient pollution
Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients.
See Coast and Nutrient pollution
Ocean
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. Coast and ocean are coastal and oceanic landforms.
See Coast and Ocean
Ocean current
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences. Coast and ocean current are Oceanographical terminology.
Oceanography
Oceanography, also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean.
Oil spill
An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.
Outcrop
An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.
Overfishing
Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.
Oyster reef
The term oyster reef refers to dense aggregations of oysters that form large colonial communities.
Oystercatcher
The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro.
Palaeogeography
Palaeogeography (or paleogeography) is the study of historical geography, generally physical landscapes.
Parasequence
A parasequence is a fundamental concept of sequence stratigraphy.
Pelagic zone
The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean and can be further divided into regions by depth. Coast and pelagic zone are Oceanographical terminology.
Pelican
Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides.
Perimeter
A perimeter is a closed path that encompasses, surrounds, or outlines either a two dimensional shape or a one-dimensional length.
Petroleum transport
Petroleum transport is the transportation of petroleum and derivatives such as gasoline (petrol).
See Coast and Petroleum transport
Physical oceanography
Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters.
See Coast and Physical oceanography
Port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers.
See Coast and Port
Port Vell
Port Vell (literally in English "Old Harbor") is a waterfront harbor in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and part of the Port of Barcelona.
Post-glacial rebound
Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the removal of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression.
See Coast and Post-glacial rebound
Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Puffin
Puffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus Fratercula.
See Coast and Puffin
Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
Raised beach
A raised beach, coastal terrace,Pinter, N (2010): 'Coastal Terraces, Sealevel, and Active Tectonics' (educational exercise), from or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin,Pirazzoli, PA (2005a): 'Marine Terraces', in Schwartz, ML (ed) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Coast and raised beach are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Refraction
In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.
Restinga
Restingas are a distinct type of coastal tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest in eastern Brazil.
Ria
A ria (ría, feminine noun derived from río, river) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. Coast and ria are coastal and oceanic landforms.
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River
A river is a natural flowing freshwater stream, flowing on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
See Coast and River
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.
Rockhopper penguin
The rockhopper penguins are three closely related taxa of crested penguins that have been traditionally treated as a single species and are sometimes split into three species.
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Rocky shore
A rocky shore is an intertidal area of seacoasts where solid rock predominates. Coast and rocky shore are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Salt marsh
A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. Coast and salt marsh are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
Saltation (geology)
In geology, saltation is a specific type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water.
See Coast and Saltation (geology)
Saltwater intrusion
Saltwater intrusion is the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to groundwater quality degradation, including drinking water sources, and other consequences. Coast and Saltwater intrusion are coastal geography.
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Sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.
Sea
A sea is a large body of salty water. Coast and sea are coastal and oceanic landforms.
See Coast and Sea
Sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order Actiniaria.
Sea cave
A sea cave, is also known as a littoral cave, a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. Coast and sea cave are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. Coast and sea level are Oceanographical terminology.
Sea level rise
Between 1901 and 2018, the average sea level rise was, with an increase of per year since the 1970s. Coast and sea level rise are coastal geography.
Sea lion
Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly.
Sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira.
Seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.
Seagrass
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments.
Seagrass meadow
A seagrass meadow or seagrass bed is an underwater ecosystem formed by seagrasses.
Seaside resort
A seaside resort is a city, town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast.
Seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae.
Sediment
Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
Sediment transport
Sediment transport is the movement of solid particles (sediment), typically due to a combination of gravity acting on the sediment, and the movement of the fluid in which the sediment is entrained.
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Sedimentation
Sedimentation is the deposition of sediments.
Sessility (motility)
Sessility is the biological property of an organism describing its lack of a means of self-locomotion.
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Shellfish
Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms.
Shoal
In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation. Coast and shoal are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
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Shoreface
Shoreface may refer to.
ShoreZone
ShoreZone is a mapping program that acquires oblique aerial images at low altitude during the lowest daylight tides of the year to inventory alongshore and across-shore geomorphological and biological features of the Pacific Northwest intertidal shoreline. Coast and ShoreZone are coastal geography.
Soil
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms.
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Solution (chemistry)
In chemistry, a solution is a special type of homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances.
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Spit (landform)
A spit or sandspit is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores. Coast and spit (landform) are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
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Stack (geology)
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion. Coast and stack (geology) are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
Starfish
Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea.
Strand plain
A strand plain or strandplain is a broad belt of sand along a shoreline with a surface exhibiting well-defined parallel or semi-parallel sand ridges separated by shallow swales. Coast and strand plain are coastal and oceanic landforms.
Subaerial
In natural science, subaerial (literally "under the air") has been used since 1833, in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Subsidence
Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities.
Sun tanning
Sun tanning or tanning is the process whereby skin color is darkened or tanned.
Surge channel
A surge channel is a narrow inlet, usually on a rocky shoreline, and is formed by differential erosion of those rocks by coastal wave action. Coast and surge channel are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
Suspension (chemistry)
In chemistry, a suspension is a heterogeneous mixture of a fluid that contains solid particles sufficiently large for sedimentation.
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Sustainable development
Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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Sustainable Development Goal 14
Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Goal 14 or SDG 14) is about "Life below water" and is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015.
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Tanker (ship)
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk.
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae, subfamily Sterninae, that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands.
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Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g. cats, chickens, ants, spiders), as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water (e.g. fish, lobsters, octopuses), and semiaquatic animals, which rely on both aquatic and terrestrial habitats (e.g.
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Terrestrial ecosystem
Terrestrial ecosystems are ecosystems that are found on land.
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Territorial waters
Territorial waters are informally an area of water where a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and potentially the extended continental shelf (these components are sometimes collectively called the maritime zones).
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Tiburon, California
Tiburon (Tiburón) is an incorporated town in Marin County, California.
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Tidal bore
A tidal bore, often simply given as bore in context, is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay, reversing the direction of the river or bay's current.
Tidal range
Tidal range is the difference in height between high tide and low tide.
Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
See Coast and Tide
Tombolo
A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus. Coast and tombolo are coastal and oceanic landforms, coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Topography
Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces.
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.
Tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator.
Tsunami
A tsunami (from lit) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Coast and tsunami are Oceanographical terminology.
Turkish Riviera
The Turkish Riviera (Türk Rivierası), also known popularly as the Turquoise Coast, is an area of southwest Turkey encompassing the provinces of Antalya and Muğla, and to a lesser extent Aydın, southern İzmir and western Mersin.
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration runs from 2021 to 2030.
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Underwater environment
An underwater environment is a environment of, and immersed in, liquid water in a natural or artificial feature (called a body of water), such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, reservoir, river, canal, or aquifer.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.
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Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Water pollution
Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.
Wave
In physics, mathematics, engineering, and related fields, a wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities.
See Coast and Wave
Wave shoaling
In fluid dynamics, wave shoaling is the effect by which surface waves, entering shallower water, change in wave height. Coast and wave shoaling are coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
Wave-cut platform
A wave-cut platform, shore platform, coastal bench, or wave-cut cliff is the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by erosion. Coast and wave-cut platform are coastal and oceanic landforms and coastal geography.
See Coast and Wave-cut platform
Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
Weathering
Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals (as well as wood and artificial materials) through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms.
West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United Statesalso known as the Pacific Coast, and the Western Seaboardis the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.
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West Coast Region
The West Coast (lit) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island.
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Western Interior Seaway
The Western Interior Seaway (also called the Cretaceous Seaway, the Niobraran Sea, the North American Inland Sea, and the Western Interior Sea) was a large inland sea that split the continent of North America into two landmasses for 34 million years.
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Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
Wind wave
In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result of the wind blowing over the water's surface. Coast and wind wave are coastal geography and Oceanographical terminology.
World Ocean Review
The World Ocean Review is an extensive report dealing with the state of the world ocean, the interactions between the ocean and ecological, economical and sociopolitical conditions.
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World population
In world demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living.
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