Water bodies

Water bodies

Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.

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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 ...

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.

barrier island

Water bodies; Oceans

A barrier beach that is unconnected to the mainland.

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 ...