Coastal plain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005435",
  "term": "Coastal plain",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The level land downstream of the piedmont and fall line, where soils are generally finer and fertile and rivers are influenced by the tide.\n\n2. Any lowland area bordering a sea or ocean, extending inland to the nearest elevated land, and sloping very gently seaward.\n\n3. The 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.\n\n4. Level land downstream of the piedmont and fall line, where soils are generally finer and fertile and rivers are influenced by the tide.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms; Coastal Sensitivity Glossary",
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/coastal-plain/"
}