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COASTLINE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
DEF

A line on a map that represents the frontier between land and sea.

OBS

Coastline follows the general line of the coast, but sometimes, in the case of small inlets or bays, the coastline is measured as running directly across the bay or inlet to rejoin the coastline on the opposite side.

OBS

Coastline is not measured as precisely as shoreline.

OBS

In Coast Survey usage the term [shoreline] is considered synonymous with coastline.

OBS

coast line; coastline: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Sur certains documents cartographiques et cadastraux, ligne qui trace la frontière entre la terre et la mer.

OBS

La ligne de côte (ou le trait de côte) suit le contour de la côte; toutefois, dans le cas des petits bras de mer ou de baies, cette ligne traverse directement la baie ou le bras de mer pour rejoindre le contour général du côté opposé. La ligne de côte n'est donc pas mesurée aussi précisément que la ligne de rivage.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Línea que se emplea para delimitar el territorio no sumergido en pleamar máxima.

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