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cordon littoral

Definition: *
An elongated sand or shingle bank which lies parallel to the coastline and is not submerged by the tide. If it is high enough to permit dune growth it is termed a barrier island.
* Note: Definition is not available for the current language
broader terms
plage
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
TERRE (paysage, géographie)
Themes:
géographie
zones naturelles, paysages, écosystèmes
Other relations:
Wikipedia article
Shoal
Arabic: حاجز شاطئي
Basque: itsasbazterreko kordoi
Bulgarian: Бариерен бряг
Catalan: cordó litoral
Chinese: 沿岸沙滩
Croatian: sipina? Barrier beach
Czech: ostrov písečný paralelní s pobřežím
Danish: strandvold
Dutch: strandwal
English: barrier beach
English (US): barrier beach
Estonian: vallrand
Finnish: rannan suuntainen hiekkasärkkä
German: Strandwall
Greek: παραλιακό φράγμα
Hungarian: gátpart
Irish: trá bacainne
Italian: cordone litorale
Latvian: krasta līnijai paralēla smilšu josla jūrā
Lithuanian: užtvarinė pakrantė
Maltese: kurdun littorali
Norwegian: strandvoll
Polish: lido
Portuguese: ilhas barreira
Romanian: cordon litoral
Russian: песчаная коса
Slovak: bariérová pláž
Slovenian: zemeljska kosa, sipina
Spanish: cordón litoral
Swedish: sandbank
Turkish: kıyı şeridi
Ukrainian: піщана коса
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10149>