Concept information
Preferred term
Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
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
- deltas (en)
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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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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estuarier
Created: 2024-08-08T12:08:45
Norwegian Bokmål
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estuar
Created: 2024-08-08T12:08:44
Norwegian Nynorsk
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خلیج دهانهای
Created: 2007-04-20T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Persian
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Estuarium
Created: 2006-12-19T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Polish
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estuário
Created: 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2021-06-16T21:24:42Z
Notation: 2673
Portuguese
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estuare
Created: 2020-07-10T18:00:26.175+02:00
Romanian
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устья рек
Created: 2009-02-19T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Russian
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estuáriá
Created: 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Slovak
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Estuario
Created: 2024-07-03T16:11:42Z
Spanish
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milango wa mto
Created: 2023-11-29T14:50:42Z
Swahili
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estuarier
Created: 2024-08-08T12:08:44
Swedish
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నదీముఖ ద్వారాలు
Created: 2012-02-03T16:32:25Z
Last modified: 2012-02-03T16:32:25Z
Notation: 2673
Telugu
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ปากแม่น้ำ
Created: 2005-08-19T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2673
Thai
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haliç
Created: 2011-11-20T20:08:28Z
Last modified: 2017-04-03T09:37:08Z
Notation: 2673
Turkish
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гирла річок
Created: 2013-07-31T23:10:10Z
Last modified: 2017-10-25T09:30:17Z
Notation: 2673
Ukrainian
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естуарії
Created: 2013-07-31T23:13:50Z
Last modified: 2013-09-02T16:18:27Z
Notation: 1375283630754