Coastal zone

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Definition of Coastal zone:
(General, wide planning-oriented characterisation): The interface between land and sea, defined as the part of the land affected by its proximity to the sea (influence of marine processes), and the part of the sea affected by its proximity to the land (influence of terrestrial processes).
This is the common definition for Coastal zone, other definitions can be discussed in the article

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