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Oceans
An ocean is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere.
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beach face
Water bodies; Oceans
The section of the beach normally exposed to the action of wave uprush. The foreshore of a beach.
berm
Water bodies; Oceans
In a barrier beach system, the relatively flat, sandy area between the berm crest and the dunes formed by the deposit of material by wave action. Some beaches have no berm, others have one or ...
barrier beach
Water bodies; Oceans
A sedimentary land-form essentially parallel to the shore, the crest of which is above normal high water level. Also called a barrier island.
bar
Water bodies; Oceans
A submerged or emerged mound of sand, gravel or shell material built on the ocean floor in shallow water by waves and currents.
backshore
Water bodies; Oceans
That zone of shore or beach lying between the foreshore and the dunes and acted upon by waves only during severe storms, especially when combined with exceptionally high water. It includes the berm ...
backbarrier flats
Water bodies; Oceans
Low-lying sandy regions on the landward side of the sand dunes. Often covered with salt-tolerant grasses and shrubs.
