Concept information
Preferred term
Created: 2024-08-08T12:08:44
Definition
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An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal water body that extends to the effective limit of tidal influence, within which sea water is significantly diluted with freshwater from land drainage.
(en)
Broader concept
- coastal inlets (en)
Narrower concepts
- inverse estuaries (en)
- partially-mixed estuaries (en)
- salt-wedge estuaries (en)
Affects
- delta (nn)
In other languages
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مصبات الأنهار
Created: 2002-12-12T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Arabic
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江口
Created: 2002-12-12T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Chinese
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estuáry
Created: 2003-03-27T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Czech
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æstuarier
Created: 2024-08-08T12:08:45
Danish
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estuaria
Created: 2025-04-22T08:17:51
Dutch
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estuaries
Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
English
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estuaire
Created: 1981-01-21T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2021-05-24T17:34:42Z
Notation: 2673
French
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ესტუარი
Created: 2018-09-24T15:58:06.691+02:00
Georgian
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Flussmündung
Created: 1996-12-24T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2019-11-15T14:45:00Z
Notation: 2673
German
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नदी का मुहाना
Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Hindi
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folyótorkolat
Created: 2006-12-06T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Hungarian
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Estuari
Created: 2006-12-29T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Italian
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河口域
Created: 2005-08-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Japanese
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하구
Created: 2009-12-02T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Korean
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ປາກນ້ຳ
Created: 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Lao
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