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BEACH RIDGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A low, essentially continuous mound of beach or beach-and-dune material (sand, gravel, shingle) heaped up by the action of waves and currents on the backshore of a beach beyond the present limit of storm waves or the reach of ordinary tides, and occurring singly or as one of a series of approximately parallel deposits.

OBS

beach ridge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Levée de roches détritiques (sables, galets) parallèle ou oblique par rapport à la direction générale du rivage et construite par la houle.

OBS

crête de plage : [...] peut aussi désigner le sommet du cordon littoral.

OBS

levée de plage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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