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MEAN HIGH WATER LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Surveying
  • Law of the Sea
  • Maritime Law
DEF

The line on a chart or map [that] represents the intersection of the land with the water surface at the elevation of mean high water.

Key term(s)
  • line of mean high water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Arpentage
  • Droit de la mer
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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