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Coastal geography is the study of the constantly changing region between the ocean and the land, incorporating both the physical geography (i.e. coastal geomorphology, climatology and oceanography) and the human geography (sociology and history) of the coast.
Wave-dominated estuary - Wave energy [5] - good example Peel Inlet Western Australia and Lake Illawarra NSW. Tidal flat/creek - Tide energy [6] Good enough Bay (WA) and Moonlight Creek (QLD) Strandplain (and coastal lagoons) - Wave energy [7] - good example coastal lagoon Irwin Inlet WA, strandplain Mooball Creek NSW.
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [1] Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone .
Coastal plain – Area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast; Continental shelf – Coastal and oceanic landform; Cryoplanation terrace – Formation of plains, terraces and pediments in periglacial environments; Dissected plateau – Plateaus area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is sharp
The Harvey River discharges into the extreme southern end of the elongated Harvey Estuary, which has an area of about 56 to 61 km 2 (22 to 24 sq mi). [2] [3] This in turn feeds into the south-western corner of the more northerly Peel Inlet which is roughly circular and occupies an area of about 75 km 2 (29 sq mi).
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. [1] In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas that are permanently submerged — known as the foreshore — and the terms are often used interchangeably.
A marine coastal ecosystem is a marine ecosystem which occurs where the land meets the ocean. Worldwide there is about 620,000 kilometres (390,000 mi) of coastline. Coastal habitats extend to the margins of the continental shelves, occupying about 7 percent of the ocean surface area.
Estuaries and Coasts is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media and the official journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. It was established in 1960 as Chesapeake Science by Romeo J. Mansueti, covering research results and management studies on natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay region.