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PRIMARY COAST [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

primary: Said of a youthful coast or shoreline where waves have not had time to produce notable effects and having features that are produced chiefly by nonmarine agencies (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Shepard se base sur les deux tendances majeures qui règlent la formation d'un littoral: la tendance positive constructive de caractère non marin qui aboutit à la formation de littoraux primaires (...)

Spanish

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