Coastal plains
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001379
The lowland area between the seashore and the nearest hills, often gently sloping seaward, and representing a strip of sea bottom that has emerged in recent geologic time.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001379 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Landforms; Lowlands; Coastal zone management; Coastal plain soils; Coasts; Alluvial plains |
| Translations | Spanish: planicies costeras |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001379",
"term": "Coastal plains",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The lowland area between the seashore and the nearest hills, often gently sloping seaward, and representing a strip of sea bottom that has emerged in recent geologic time.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"landforms",
"lowlands",
"coastal zone management",
"coastal plain soils",
"coasts",
"alluvial plains"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "planicies costeras"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/coastal-plains/"
}
Record 1,362 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.