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  • 61Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay — Site of Special Scientific Interest …

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  • 62Marine terrace — A marine terrace, coastal terrace[1], raised beach or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin[2], mostly an old abrasion platform which has been lifted out of the sphere of wave activity… …

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  • 63Marine transgression — A marine transgression is a geologic event during which sea level rises relative to the land and the shoreline moves toward higher ground, resulting in flooding. Transgressions can be caused either by the land sinking or the ocean basins filling… …

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  • 64Mouth bar — A mouth bar is a bar in a river that is typically created in the middle of a channel in a river delta.[1] It is created by a positive feedback between mid channel deposition and flow divergence. As the flow diverges near the ocean, sediment… …

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  • 65Wind wave — Ocean wave redirects here. For the film, see Ocean Waves (film). North Pacific storm waves as seen from the NOAA M/V Noble Star, Winter 1989 …

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  • 66Tied island — View from the Isle of Portland looking towards the mainland of Great Britain. Chesil Beach on the left connects the tied island to the mainland …

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  • 67delta —   a depositional feature found at river mouths under certain conditions. Where the river enters the body of water (sea or lake) there is energy loss and load is deposited. If the rate of deposition exceeds the rate of removal in any current… …

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  • 68acute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shrewd, discerning, astute; sharp, poignant, keen, pointed, severe. See intelligence, cunning, sharpness. Ant., dull, chronic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Pointed] Syn. sharp pointed, spiked, keen;… …

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  • 69sharp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting (see sharpness); distinct, well defined; abrupt, angular; pungent, penetrating; acute, keen; alert, smart, quick; elegant, smart. See visibility, pungency, wit, elegance. Ant., dull. n.… …

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  • 70acicular — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having an end that tapers to a point: aciculate, aciculated, acuminate, acute, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidate, cuspidated, mucronate, pointed, pointy, sharp. See SHARP …

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