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Revision as of 12:46, 16 September 2020

Definition of Beach face:
From the LW line to the limit of maximum wave uprush. Also called 'foreshore'. [1].
This is the common definition for Beach face, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

See also

  1. Foreshore
  2. Backshore