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3316:Coastal management
3156:Emergent coastline
2827:Intertidal wetland
2730:Continental margin
2183:Seafloor spreading
2173:Outer trench swell
2138:Divergent boundary
2038:Continental margin
2023:Carbonate platform
1920:Lunitidal interval
828:aquatic vegetation
799:
791:
717:circalittoral zone
710:infralittoral zone
691:primary production
643:intertidal ecology
622:mediolittoral zone
564:supralittoral zone
558:Supralittoral zone
552:Supralittoral zone
538:supralittoral zone
518:
507:
495:
274:Hydrothermal vents
225:Surface microlayer
4021:Coastal geography
4016:Fisheries science
3978:
3977:
3938:
3937:
3882:Tropical Atlantic
3758:
3757:
3665:
3664:
3557:Deciduous forests
3450:
3449:
3278:Wave-cut platform
3191:Marine regression
2735:Continental shelf
2725:Coastal waterfall
2634:Coastal geography
2600:
2599:
2592:Oceans portal
2552:World Ocean Atlas
2542:Underwater glider
2485:Ocean temperature
2148:Hydrothermal vent
2113:Submarine volcano
2048:Continental shelf
2028:Coastal geography
2018:Bathymetric chart
1900:Amphidromic point
1588:Wave nonlinearity
1446:Infragravity wave
1316:978-0-86542-550-7
1300:978-0-415-21302-8
1075:(Subscription or
838:Other definitions
814:total lake area.
695:continental shelf
680:continental shelf
616:(also called the
566:(also called the
534:continental shelf
530:continental shelf
444:marine biologists
330:
329:
202:Continental shelf
133:
132:
125:
107:
4043:
3771:
3770:
3506:
3505:
3497:
3496:
3477:
3470:
3463:
3454:
3453:
3440:
3439:
3201:Raised shoreline
3176:Ingression coast
3171:Graded shoreline
3146:Cuspate foreland
2978:
2971:
2922:Submarine canyon
2782:Freshwater marsh
2627:
2620:
2613:
2604:
2603:
2590:
2589:
2578:
2577:
2568:
2567:
2507:Pelagic sediment
2445:Marine pollution
2239:Deep ocean water
2108:Submarine canyon
2043:Continental rise
1935:Rule of twelfths
1850:Sverdrup balance
1780:Humboldt Current
1705:Boundary current
1680:
1669:
1486:Radiation stress
1456:Iribarren number
1431:Equatorial waves
1386:Ballantine scale
1381:Airy wave theory
1358:
1351:
1344:
1335:
1334:
1292:Coastal Systems.
1278:
1277:
1275:
1267:
1261:
1258:
1252:
1251:
1243:
1237:
1236:
1208:
1202:
1198:
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1183:
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1150:
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1143:
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1128:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1101:
1090:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1072:
1060:
1053:
1047:
1046:
1028:
996:
968:
933:Littoral warfare
929:
902:
879:Ballantine scale
723:animals such as
661:sublittoral zone
649:Sublittoral zone
546:sublittoral zone
322:
315:
308:
187:Seagrass meadows
182:Mangrove forests
158:Coastal habitats
149:
135:
134:
128:
121:
117:
114:
108:
106:
65:
41:
33:
4051:
4050:
4046:
4045:
4044:
4042:
4041:
4040:
4001:Aquatic ecology
3981:
3980:
3979:
3974:
3934:
3896:
3825:
3765:
3754:
3750:Endolithic zone
3738:
3671:
3661:
3630:
3604:
3572:
3566:
3535:
3501:
3486:
3481:
3451:
3446:
3428:
3404:Intertidal zone
3330:
3297:
3186:Longshore drift
3131:Coastal erosion
3102:
3062:
2998:Beach evolution
2979:
2973:
2972:
2963:
2650:Anchialine pool
2636:
2631:
2601:
2596:
2584:
2556:
2395:
2369:
2331:
2312:Sea-level curve
2283:
2222:
2208:Transform fault
2158:Mid-ocean ridge
2124:
2117:
2083:Oceanic plateau
1989:
1975:Tidal resonance
1945:Theory of tides
1886:
1795:Longshore drift
1745:Ekman transport
1681:
1675:
1674:
1673:
1672:
1671:
1670:
1661:
1613:Wave turbulence
1546:Trochoidal wave
1471:Longshore drift
1367:
1362:
1332:
1286:
1281:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1259:
1255:
1244:
1240:
1209:
1205:
1199:
1195:
1190:
1186:
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1174:
1169:
1165:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1137:
1135:
1129:
1122:
1113:
1111:
1103:
1102:
1093:
1088:
1084:
1074:
1054:
1050:
997:
986:
982:
977:
966:
939:Longshore drift
927:
924:Littoral series
906:Intertidal zone
900:
874:
840:
767:
745:
657:
651:
626:intertidal zone
614:eulittoral zone
610:
608:Intertidal zone
604:
602:Eulittoral zone
576:supratidal zone
560:
554:
542:eulittoral zone
503:intertidal zone
487:
434:
398:
376:— known as the
370:high water mark
366:intertidal zone
362:coastal ecology
326:
294:Marine sediment
230:Epipelagic zone
172:Intertidal zone
152:
139:Marine habitats
129:
118:
112:
109:
72:"Littoral zone"
66:
64:
54:
42:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4049:
4039:
4038:
4033:
4028:
4023:
4018:
4013:
4008:
4003:
3998:
3996:Marine biology
3993:
3991:Aquatic biomes
3976:
3975:
3973:
3972:
3967:
3962:
3957:
3952:
3946:
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3827:
3826:
3824:
3823:
3818:
3813:
3808:
3803:
3798:
3793:
3788:
3783:
3777:
3775:
3768:
3764:Biogeographic
3760:
3759:
3756:
3755:
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3752:
3746:
3744:
3740:
3739:
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3736:
3731:
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3488:
3487:
3480:
3479:
3472:
3465:
3457:
3448:
3447:
3445:
3444:
3433:
3430:
3429:
3427:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3411:
3406:
3401:
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3399:
3394:
3389:
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3379:
3374:
3369:
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3260:
3255:
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3223:
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3208:
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3198:
3193:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3158:
3153:
3148:
3143:
3138:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3118:
3112:
3110:
3104:
3103:
3101:
3100:
3099:
3098:
3093:
3083:
3078:
3072:
3070:
3064:
3063:
3061:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2989:
2987:
2981:
2980:
2966:
2964:
2962:
2961:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2909:
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2899:
2894:
2889:
2884:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
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2839:
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2829:
2824:
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2814:
2809:
2804:
2799:
2794:
2789:
2784:
2779:
2774:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2758:
2757:
2747:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2707:
2702:
2697:
2695:Brackish marsh
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2675:Barrier island
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2652:
2646:
2644:
2638:
2637:
2630:
2629:
2622:
2615:
2607:
2598:
2597:
2595:
2594:
2582:
2572:
2561:
2558:
2557:
2555:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2532:Stratification
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2503:
2502:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2424:
2422:Color of water
2419:
2417:Benthic lander
2414:
2409:
2403:
2401:
2397:
2396:
2394:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2377:
2375:
2371:
2370:
2368:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2341:
2339:
2333:
2332:
2330:
2329:
2324:
2322:Sea level rise
2319:
2317:Sea level drop
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2293:
2291:
2285:
2284:
2282:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2230:
2228:
2224:
2223:
2221:
2220:
2215:
2210:
2205:
2200:
2195:
2190:
2185:
2180:
2175:
2170:
2165:
2160:
2155:
2153:Marine geology
2150:
2145:
2140:
2135:
2129:
2127:
2119:
2118:
2116:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2095:
2093:Passive margin
2090:
2088:Oceanic trench
2085:
2080:
2075:
2070:
2065:
2060:
2055:
2050:
2045:
2040:
2035:
2030:
2025:
2020:
2015:
2010:
2005:
1999:
1997:
1991:
1990:
1988:
1987:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1902:
1896:
1894:
1888:
1887:
1885:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1863:
1862:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1820:Ocean dynamics
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1710:Coriolis force
1707:
1702:
1697:
1691:
1689:
1683:
1682:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1659:
1658:
1657:
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1637:
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1630:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1559:
1558:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1531:Stokes problem
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1466:Kinematic wave
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1377:
1375:
1369:
1368:
1361:
1360:
1353:
1346:
1338:
1331:
1330:
1318:
1302:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1262:
1253:
1238:
1203:
1193:
1184:
1172:
1163:
1145:
1120:
1091:
1082:
1048:
983:
981:
978:
976:
975:
969:
963:Profundal zone
960:
954:
948:
942:
936:
930:
921:
915:
909:
903:
894:
888:
882:
875:
873:
870:
839:
836:
766:
763:
744:
741:
733:
732:
713:
676:internal waves
650:
647:
603:
600:
556:Main article:
553:
550:
526:marine biology
486:
483:
467:littoral drift
433:
430:
418:litus, litoris
397:
394:
336:, also called
328:
327:
325:
324:
317:
310:
302:
299:
298:
297:
296:
291:
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281:
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131:
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45:
43:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4048:
4037:
4034:
4032:
4029:
4027:
4024:
4022:
4019:
4017:
4014:
4012:
4009:
4007:
4004:
4002:
3999:
3997:
3994:
3992:
3989:
3988:
3986:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3961:
3958:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3948:
3947:
3945:
3941:
3929:
3926:
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3921:
3920:
3919:
3916:
3914:
3911:
3909:
3906:
3905:
3903:
3899:
3893:
3890:
3888:
3885:
3883:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3870:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3860:
3858:
3855:
3853:
3850:
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3834:
3832:
3828:
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3819:
3817:
3814:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3802:
3799:
3797:
3794:
3792:
3789:
3787:
3784:
3782:
3779:
3778:
3776:
3772:
3769:
3767:
3761:
3751:
3748:
3747:
3745:
3741:
3735:
3734:Demersal zone
3732:
3730:
3727:
3725:
3722:
3720:
3717:
3715:
3712:
3710:
3707:
3705:
3702:
3700:
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3690:
3687:
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3680:
3677:
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3674:
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3619:
3617:
3614:
3613:
3611:
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3596:
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3591:
3588:
3586:
3583:
3581:
3578:
3577:
3575:
3569:
3563:
3560:
3558:
3555:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3544:
3542:
3538:
3532:
3531:Alpine tundra
3529:
3527:
3524:
3522:
3519:
3517:
3514:
3513:
3511:
3509:Polar/montane
3507:
3504:
3498:
3495:
3493:
3489:
3485:
3478:
3473:
3471:
3466:
3464:
3459:
3458:
3455:
3443:
3435:
3434:
3431:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3409:Littoral zone
3407:
3405:
3402:
3398:
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3354:
3353:
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3342:Bulkhead line
3340:
3339:
3337:
3333:
3327:
3324:
3322:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3308:
3306:
3304:
3300:
3294:
3291:
3289:
3286:
3284:
3283:Wave shoaling
3281:
3279:
3276:
3274:
3271:
3269:
3266:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3258:Surge channel
3256:
3254:
3251:
3249:
3246:
3244:
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3159:
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3149:
3147:
3144:
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3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3121:Cliffed coast
3119:
3117:
3114:
3113:
3111:
3109:
3105:
3097:
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3089:
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3077:
3074:
3073:
3071:
3069:
3065:
3059:
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3054:
3051:
3049:
3048:Shingle beach
3046:
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46:This article
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4036:Oceanography
3901:Subdivisions
3791:Australasian
3781:Afrotropical
3743:Other biomes
3719:Benthic zone
3714:Pelagic zone
3709:Neritic zone
3699:Kelp forests
3683:
3571:Tropical and
3408:
3273:Volcanic arc
3161:Feeder bluff
3068:River mouths
3033:Raised beach
3028:Pocket beach
2956:
2927:Tidal island
2917:Strand plain
2862:Natural arch
2547:Water column
2495:Oceanography
2470:Observations
2465:Explorations
2435:Marginal sea
2428:
2386:OSTM/Jason-2
2248:
2218:Volcanic arc
2193:Slab suction
1910:Head of tide
1800:Loop Current
1740:Ekman spiral
1526:Stokes drift
1436:Gravity wave
1411:Cnoidal wave
1322:
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1219:(1): 79–96.
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1136:. Retrieved
1112:. Retrieved
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1089:Yip and Madl
1085:
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957:Pelagic zone
951:Neritic zone
891:Coastal fish
885:Benthic zone
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655:Neritic zone
634:productivity
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522:oceanography
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479:microclimate
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289:Benthic zone
251:Oceanic zone
246:Pelagic zone
207:Neritic zone
192:Kelp forests
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55:Please help
50:verification
47:
3811:Neotropical
3801:Indomalayan
3774:Terrestrial
3704:Coral reefs
3573:subtropical
3500:Terrestrial
3424:River plume
3238:Steep coast
3211:Rocky shore
3206:Rip current
3086:River delta
3058:Wash margin
3053:Storm beach
3043:Shell beach
3008:Beach wrack
3003:Beach ridge
2993:Beach cusps
2942:Tied island
2932:Tidal marsh
2655:Archipelago
2537:Thermocline
2254:Mesopelagic
2227:Ocean zones
2198:Slab window
2063:Hydrography
2003:Abyssal fan
1970:Tidal range
1960:Tidal power
1955:Tidal force
1840:Rip current
1775:Gulf Stream
1735:Ekman layer
1725:Downwelling
1700:Baroclinity
1687:Circulation
1583:Wave height
1573:Wave action
1556:megatsunami
1536:Stokes wave
1496:Rossby wave
1461:Kelvin wave
1441:Green's law
1294:Routledge.
687:photic zone
618:midlittoral
588:periwinkles
432:Description
197:Coral reefs
28:Nearshoring
3985:Categories
3918:Ecoregions
3913:Bioregions
3821:Palearctic
3729:Cold seeps
3689:Intertidal
3352:Grain size
3326:Submersion
3303:Management
3288:Wind fetch
3248:Surf break
3166:Flat coast
3096:regressive
2882:Salt marsh
2740:Coral reef
2475:Reanalysis
2374:Satellites
2355:Sofar bomb
2203:Subduction
2178:Ridge push
2073:Ocean bank
2053:Contourite
1980:Tide gauge
1965:Tidal race
1950:Tidal bore
1940:Slack tide
1905:Earth tide
1825:Ocean gyre
1645:Wind setup
1640:Wind fetch
1603:Wave setup
1598:Wave radar
1593:Wave power
1491:Rogue wave
1421:Dispersion
1114:2021-04-06
1079:required.)
1058:"littoral"
980:References
820:wet meadow
653:See also:
606:See also:
544:, and the
459:sand dunes
457:, such as
408:and as an
279:Cold seeps
238:Open ocean
113:March 2021
83:newspapers
4031:Limnology
3796:Holarctic
3786:Antarctic
3694:Mangroves
3540:Temperate
3311:Accretion
3293:Wind wave
3253:Surf zone
3108:Processes
3081:Mouth bar
3038:Recession
3018:Beachrock
2937:Tide pool
2867:Peninsula
2755:cliff-top
2642:Landforms
2337:Acoustics
2289:Sea level
2188:Slab pull
2125:tectonics
2033:Cold seep
1995:Landforms
1872:Whirlpool
1867:Upwelling
1650:Wind wave
1578:Wave base
1506:Sea state
1426:Edge wave
1416:Cross sea
1043:244253181
1035:1944-8007
897:Foreshore
787:profundal
639:barnacles
630:foreshore
624:) is the
592:Neritidae
580:predation
514:Estuaries
463:estuaries
455:landforms
410:adjective
400:The word
396:Etymology
378:foreshore
374:submerged
342:nearshore
269:Seamounts
260:Sea floor
177:Estuaries
4006:Habitats
3943:See also
3816:Oceanian
3806:Nearctic
3684:Littoral
3657:Mangrove
3647:Riparian
3442:Category
3268:Undertow
3221:Sea foam
3216:Sea cave
3116:Blowhole
2958:Windwatt
2817:Headland
2665:Avulsion
2570:Category
2522:Seawater
2249:Littoral
2244:Deep sea
2103:Seamount
1985:Tideline
1930:Rip tide
1860:shutdown
1830:Overflow
1563:Undertow
1406:Clapotis
1323:Littoral
1213:Wetlands
872:See also
850:and the
779:limnetic
475:humidity
471:wetlands
402:littoral
3670:Aquatic
3652:Wetland
3392:shingle
3372:granule
3357:boulder
3335:Related
3231:peresyp
3141:Current
3076:Debouch
2985:Beaches
2952:Waituna
2947:Tombolo
2857:Mudflat
2852:Machair
2842:Isthmus
2762:Estuary
2705:Channel
2580:Commons
2450:Mooring
2400:Related
2391:Jason-3
2381:Jason-1
2264:Pelagic
2259:Oceanic
2234:Benthic
1551:Tsunami
1521:Soliton
1284:Sources
1233:8050261
1138:6 April
1013:Bibcode
844:US Navy
789:) zone.
783:aphotic
729:oysters
725:mussels
721:sessile
596:Isopoda
584:lichens
451:erosive
426:litoral
386:neritic
338:litoral
97:scholar
4011:Coasts
3842:Arctic
3830:Marine
3766:realms
3672:biomes
3626:Steppe
3516:Tundra
3502:biomes
3492:Biomes
3382:pebble
3377:gravel
3367:cobble
2912:Strait
2892:Skerry
2847:Lagoon
2832:Island
2787:Fundus
2690:Bodden
2269:Photic
2098:Seabed
1511:Seiche
1314:
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775:photic
699:Corals
568:splash
540:, the
461:, and
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70:
3521:Taiga
3263:Swash
3226:Shoal
2907:Stack
2897:Sound
2887:Shoal
2837:Islet
2822:Inlet
2812:Hapua
2777:Fjord
2772:Fjard
2767:Firth
2715:Coast
2710:Cliff
2685:Bight
2660:Atoll
2460:Ocean
2429:Alvin
2279:Swash
2123:Plate
2068:Knoll
2058:Guyot
2013:Atoll
1892:Tides
1655:model
1541:Swell
1373:Waves
1274:(PDF)
1229:S2CID
1073:
1039:S2CID
824:marsh
572:spray
416:noun
414:Latin
360:. In
358:shore
354:river
352:, or
104:JSTOR
90:books
3679:Pond
3397:silt
3387:sand
3362:clay
3091:mega
2902:Spit
2872:Reef
2802:Gulf
2750:Dune
2745:Cove
2700:Cape
2670:Ayre
2427:DSV
2412:Argo
2274:Surf
1730:Eddy
1312:ISBN
1296:ISBN
1140:2021
1031:ISSN
857:The
826:and
811:feet
727:and
715:The
708:The
659:The
612:The
562:The
524:and
501:The
406:noun
350:lake
332:The
76:news
3635:Wet
3609:Dry
2877:Ria
2807:Gut
2797:Geo
2792:Gat
2680:Bay
1221:doi
1021:doi
785:or
777:or
670:In
620:or
574:or
520:In
442:by
428:.)
346:sea
340:or
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