Meaning coastal plain
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coastal plainlow, flat land lying next to the ocean. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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coastal plainThe plain composed of horizontal or gently sloping strata of CLASTIC material fronting the COAST and generally representing a strip of recently emerged sea bottom that has emerged from the SEA in RECENT geologic times. Also formed by AGGRADATION.
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coastal plainA strip of flat consolidated land varying in width which may occur immediately landward of the coastline.
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coastal plainThe plain composed of horizontal or gently sloping strata of clastic material fronting the coast and generally representing a strip of recently emerged sea bottom that has emerged from the sea in rece [..]
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coastal plainThe level land downstream of the piedmont and fall line, where soils are generally finer and fertile and rivers are influenced by the tide.
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