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Concept: beach in the concept vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/751 |
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| Preferred label | beach |
| Definition | The unconsolidated material that covers a gently sloping zone, typically with a concave profile, extending landward from the low-water line to the place where there is a definite change in material or physiographic from (such as a cliff), or to the line of permanent vegetation (usually the effective limit of the highest storm waves); a shore of body of water, formed and washed by waves or tides, usually covered by sand or gravel, and lacking a bare rocky surface. |
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| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2013-12-05 |
| Accepted Date | 2013-12-05 |
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European Environment Agency
Kgs. Nytorv 6, DK-1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark