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Coast line

Updated on 13/07/2018
Définition
Sens technique
Developed length of the coast. The measurement of the coast line implies that a number of preliminary choices are made: taking the mainland surface area? Which zero to choose: that of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOM) or that of the National Geographic Institute (IGN)? Taking into account the high water spring tide mark? Keeping all the islands? What to do for estuaries?
Source
According to Ifremer
Thématiques associées
Shoreline.
Translations
Linéaire côtier [fr], Lineal costero [es].
Review status
Soumis au comité de relecture.