GEMET
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Environmental
Thesaurus
transitional waters
Definition

waters between the land and sea, including fjords, estuaries, lagoons, deltas and rias

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Improved definition (EN only): bodies of surface water in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline in character as a result of their proximity to coastal waters but which are substantially influnced by freshwater flows

Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15312