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424:Sand dune stabilization
906:Coastal morphodynamics
1409:Physical oceanography
1297:Physical oceanography
1404:Deposition (geology)
1126:Submergent coastline
1079:Marine transgression
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1230:Coastal engineering
465:Longshore transport
281:Cliff stabilization
204:Coastal engineering
1199:Coastal management
1039:Emergent coastline
710:Intertidal wetland
613:Continental margin
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209:Coastal management
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1156:Volcanic arc
1044:Feeder bluff
951:River mouths
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911:Pocket beach
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810:Tidal island
800:Strand plain
745:Natural arch
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107:January 2009
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1307:River plume
1121:Steep coast
1094:Rocky shore
1089:Rip current
969:River delta
941:Wash margin
936:Storm beach
926:Shell beach
891:Beach wrack
886:Beach ridge
876:Beach cusps
825:Tied island
815:Tidal marsh
538:Archipelago
138:sustainable
1393:Categories
1235:Grain size
1209:Submersion
1186:Management
1171:Wind fetch
1131:Surf break
1049:Flat coast
979:regressive
765:Salt marsh
623:Coral reef
291:Flood wall
276:Breakwater
224:Submersion
191:Management
148:References
134:submersion
77:newspapers
1194:Accretion
1176:Wind wave
1136:Surf zone
991:Processes
964:Mouth bar
921:Recession
901:Beachrock
820:Tide pool
750:Peninsula
638:cliff-top
525:Landforms
351:Revetment
296:Floodgate
271:Breachway
256:Accropode
199:Accretion
136:event. A
130:Accretion
34:does not
1325:Category
1151:Undertow
1104:Sea foam
1099:Sea cave
999:Blowhole
841:Windwatt
700:Headland
548:Avulsion
366:Tetrapod
1275:shingle
1255:granule
1240:boulder
1218:Related
1114:peresyp
1024:Current
959:Debouch
868:Beaches
835:Waituna
830:Tombolo
740:Mudflat
735:Machair
725:Isthmus
645:Estuary
588:Channel
361:Seawall
251:A-Jacks
91:scholar
55:removed
40:sources
1265:pebble
1260:gravel
1250:cobble
795:Strait
775:Skerry
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670:Fundus
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356:Riprap
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301:Gabion
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720:Islet
705:Inlet
695:Hapua
660:Fjord
655:Fjard
650:Firth
598:Coast
593:Cliff
568:Bight
543:Atoll
386:Xbloc
381:Wharf
336:KOLOS
316:Levee
311:Jetty
286:Dolos
261:Akmon
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1350:stub
1280:silt
1270:sand
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974:mega
785:Spit
755:Reef
685:Gulf
633:Dune
628:Cove
583:Cape
553:Ayre
346:Pier
341:Mole
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