estuario

estuario

The part of a river that is affected by tides. The region near a river mouth in which the freshwater of the river mixes with the saltwater of the sea.

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estuarios zona

Environment; Environmental conservation

Zona cercana a la costa, que consta de estuarios y humedales costeros de agua salada.

estuario o ría

Geography; Geography

Estuario es donde un río desemboca en el mar u océano.

bahía

Water bodies; Oceans

A recess in the shore or an inlet of a sea between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove.

playa

Water bodies; Oceans

A zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the low water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of ...

erosión

Water bodies; Oceans

The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces. On a beach, the carrying away of beach material by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents, or wind.

duna

Water bodies; Oceans

Any natural hill, mound or ridge of sediment landward of a coastal berm deposited by the wind or by storm overwash. Sediment deposited by artificial means and serving the purpose ...

laguna

Water bodies; Oceans

A shallow body of water, as a pond or lake, usually connected to the sea.

huracán

Water bodies; Oceans

An intense tropical cyclone with winds that move counterclockwise around a low-pressure system. Maximum sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or greater.

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