Oceans

Oceans

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

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Beach

Water bodies; Oceans

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 ...

Beach erosion

Water bodies; Oceans

The carrying away of beach materials by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents or wind.

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 ...