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Coastal water

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005440

Marine systems that lie between the mean highwater mark of the coastal baseline and the shelf break, or approximately 20 nautical miles offshore when the continental shelf is extensive.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005440
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesN-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005440",
  "term": "Coastal water",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Marine systems that lie between the mean highwater mark of the coastal baseline and the shelf break, or approximately 20 nautical miles offshore when the continental shelf is extensive.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/coastal-water/"
}

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