Edge of the Sea, Volume 11Contains photographs, text, and four essays on the areas at the edge of the sea. |
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Afsluitdijk algae animals Ash Wednesday storm Atlantic barnacles barrier islands beach birds bottom breakers built Camargue Cape Century channel Chesapeake clams coast coastal coastlines cord grass crab creatures crest depth dikes Dolan draining dunes Dutch edge engineers eroded erosion estuary feed feet fish flooded flow fresh water fresh-water ghost crab Haringvliet Hatteras Hatteras Island high tides Ijsselmeer inlet intertidal zone lagoon land Lely longshore currents low tide mangrove marine Marismas migration miles mouth mud flats mussels Netherlands North ocean offshore Outer Banks overwash oyster Park Service plants polder protected reach region replenishment retreat ridges rivers rock rocky shore salinity salt marshes salt water sand sandy Scheldt sea anemones sea floor sea level sea slater sea walls sea water seaward seaweed sediment shallow shells shoreface shoreline silt Spartina species storm waves submerged surf surface tidal tiny tion Venetians Venice wetlands wind winter Zuider Zee