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playa

A zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the low water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation (usually the effective limit of storm waves).

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Playa

Geography; Physical geography

Acumulación de arena y grava en la costa o en los bordes de un cuerpo de agua debido ya sea a la poca energía ocasionada por condiciones protegidas o debido a un exceso de ...

bahía

Water bodies; Oceans

A recess in the shore or an inlet of a sea between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove.

estuario

Water bodies; Oceans

The part of a river that is affected by tides. The region near a river mouth in which the freshwater of the river mixes with the saltwater of the sea.

erosión

Water bodies; Oceans

The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces. On a beach, the carrying away of beach material by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents, or wind.

duna

Water bodies; Oceans

Any natural hill, mound or ridge of sediment landward of a coastal berm deposited by the wind or by storm overwash. Sediment deposited by artificial means and serving the purpose ...

laguna

Water bodies; Oceans

A shallow body of water, as a pond or lake, usually connected to the sea.

huracán

Water bodies; Oceans

An intense tropical cyclone with winds that move counterclockwise around a low-pressure system. Maximum sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or greater.

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