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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > geomorphology > surface water > estuaries
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > physical geography > geomorphology > surface water > estuaries
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > water features > surface water > estuaries
contexts > geographicals > oceans and seas > estuaries
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physical phenomena > geological phenomena > oceans and seas > estuaries

Preferred term

estuaries  

Definition(s)

  • Estuaries are known by many different names: bays, coves, inlets, harbors, sounds, and lagoons. Simply put, they are places where rivers meet the sea. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Estuaries]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SZBP59WK-0

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