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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > WAVE-CUT NOTCH/PLATFORMS

Preferred term

WAVE-CUT NOTCH/PLATFORMS  

Definition

  • The narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by the action of waves. Wave-cut platforms are often most obvious at low tide when they become visible as huge areas of flat rock. (en)

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  • 2013-08-06 08:19:51.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (WAVE-CUT NOTCH/PLATFORMS [0c523ed2-d02e-4b02-bf21-2da4e171c959,105553] - COASTAL LANDFORMS [0cff6e4b-e42a-4565-89ff-350adf41ed69,105283]);
  • 2013-08-20 09:25:43.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: The narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by the action of waves. Wave-cut platforms are often most obvious at low tide when they become visible as huge areas of flat rock. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0c523ed2-d02e-4b02-bf21-2da4e171c959

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