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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > SEA ARCHES

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SEA ARCHES  

Definition

  • Sea arches form by wave erosion of coastal headlands. Sea arches are very temporary landforms, in both geologic and human terms. (en)

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Change note

  • 2013-08-06 08:17:17.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (SEA ARCHES [575d5577-3107-4192-83a3-5a28ceea7a5d,105537] - COASTAL LANDFORMS [0cff6e4b-e42a-4565-89ff-350adf41ed69,105283]);
  • 2013-08-20 09:03:19.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: An environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salty or brackish water, dominated by dense stands of halophytic (salt-tolerant) plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. language code: en);
  • 2013-08-20 09:07:16.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (Geology.com); update Definition (Sea arches form by wave erosion of coastal headlands. Sea arches are very temporary landforms, in both geologic and human terms.);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/575d5577-3107-4192-83a3-5a28ceea7a5d

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