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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > 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.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-18 14:23:49.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (WAVE-CUT NOTCH/PLATFORMS [ee1d9786-33e9-46dc-b859-25d18e9c8a88,82625] - COASTAL LANDFORMS [c58320e6-3f1d-4c36-9bee-6bad73404c21,62739]);
  • 2013-03-29 11:06:19.0 [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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