Oceans

Oceans

An ocean is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere.

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Ebb tide

Water bodies; Oceans

The period of tide between high water and low water. A falling tide.

Erosion

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.

Dune

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 of storm-damage ...

Cusp

Water bodies; Oceans

Scallop-like ridges and depressions in the sand spaced at regular intervals along the beach.

Breakwater

Water bodies; Oceans

A linear, floating or mound-like coastal engineering structure constructed offshore parallel to the shoreline to proteft a shoreline, harbour or anchorage from storm waves.

Barrier lagoon

Water bodies; Oceans

A bay roughly parallel to the coast and separated from the open ocean by barrier islands or spits.

Dredging

Water bodies; Oceans

The removal of sediment or the excavation of tidal or subtidal bottom to provide sufficient depths for navigation or anchorage, or to obtain material for construction or for beach nourishment.