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coastal area

Definition:
The areas of land and sea bordering the shoreline and extending seaward through the breaker zone. (Source: BJGEO)
broader terms
natural area
narrower terms
intertidal zone
  lagoon
  littoral
  salina
related terms
coast
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
LAND (landscape, geography)
Themes:
natural areas, landscape, ecosystems
water
Other relations:
Has exact match
AGROVOC: Coastal area
EuroVoc: coastal region
Has close match
UMTHES: Küstengebiet
Arabic: منطقة ساحلية
Basque: kostalde
Bulgarian: Крайбрежна зона
Catalan: zona costera
Chinese: 沿海区
Croatian: obalno područje
Czech: zóna pobřežní
Danish: kystområde
Dutch: kustgebied
English (US): coastal area
Estonian: rannikupiirkond
Finnish: rannikkoalue
French: zone côtière
German: Küstengebiet
Greek: παράκτια περιοχή
Hungarian: (tenger)parti terület
Irish: limistéar cósta
Italian: zona costiera
Latvian: piekrastes zona
Lithuanian: pakrantės zona
Maltese: żona kostali
Norwegian: kystområde
Polish: obszar nadmorski
Portuguese: zonas costeiras
Romanian: zonă de coastă
Russian: береговая зона
Slovak: pobrežná oblasť
Slovenian: obalno območje
Spanish: zonas costeras
Swedish: kustområde
Turkish: kıyı bölgesi
Ukrainian: берегова зона
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1513>