Preferred Term
ESTUARIES
Scope Note
The places where rivers empty into the open sea - where fresh water and sea water meet, creating unique ecological conditions which may be damaged by development
Hierarchy
03 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Broader Terms
COASTAL AREAS
LAND FORMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
Related Terms
DELTAS
ESTUARINE BIOLOGY
ESTUARINE OCEANOGRAPHY
OCEANS
RIVERS
SHORE PROTECTION
TIDES
WETLANDS
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1002125
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Language Equivalents
ar
مصاب الأنهار
zh
河口
en
ESTUARIES
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ESTUAIRES
ru
Эстуарии
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ESTUARIOS