Difference between revisions of "Transgressive coast"

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Latest revision as of 20:38, 19 February 2024

Definition of Transgressive coast:
A coast of which the shoreline is shifting landward due to marine transgression. This occurs when land is flooded due to rise of the sea level relative to the land level.
This is the common definition for Transgressive coast, other definitions can be discussed in the article