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Relict tidal inlet

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023730

A channel remnant that is left from a former tidal inlet. The channel was cut off or abandoned by infilling from migrating shore sediments.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023730
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023730",
  "term": "Relict tidal inlet",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Relict Tidal Inlet",
  "definition": "A channel remnant that is left from a former tidal inlet. The channel was cut off or abandoned by infilling from migrating shore sediments.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/relict-tidal-inlet/"
}

Record 23,096 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.