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Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Said of a shoreline that has been cut through soft mantle until it reaches underlying hard rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Qualifie une côte dont le recul a révélé, sous les formations meubles déblayées par la mer, une structure résistante masquée à l'origine de l'évolution littorale.

CONT

Protection des côtes rocheuses et lutte contre le recul des falaises (les côtes contraposées de plates-formes; les côtes abruptes à falaises; gestion des espaces naturels littoraux rocheux).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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