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| archipelago | A group of many islands in a large body of water. The Indonesian archipelago. |
| area | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve. The dining area. |
| atlantic | Relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean. |
| beach | Land on a beach. At the water s edge a rowing boat was beached. |
| coast | Sail along the coast especially in order to carry cargo. They sailed further up the coast. |
| coastal | Located on or near or bordering on a coast. Coastal waters. |
| dune | A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans. A sand dune. |
| estuary | The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix. |
| eutrophication | Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to run-off from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life. He argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate. |
| foreshore | The part of a shore between high- and low-water marks, or between the water and cultivated or developed land. |
| gulf | A large difference or division between two people or groups, or between viewpoints, concepts, or situatios. The widening gulf between the rich and the poor. |
| insular | Lacking contact with other people. A stubbornly insular farming people. |
| island | A thing regarded as resembling an island especially in being isolated detached or surrounded in some way. The island of Crete. |
| islet | A small island. |
| isthmus | A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. |
| lagoon | A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral. |
| littoral | The littoral zone. The littoral states of the Indian Ocean. |
| maritime | Living or found in or near the sea. A maritime province. |
| nautical | Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. Nautical charts. |
| ocean | A very large expanse or quantity. She had oceans of energy. |
| peninsula | A large mass of land projecting into a body of water. |
| peninsular | Denoting or relating to an area of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. The counties of peninsular Florida. |
| region | The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. It was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job. |
| seacoast | The shore of a sea or ocean. |
| seashore | The shore of a sea or ocean. |
| shore | Serve as a shore to. I made for the shore. |
| southeast | The southeastern region of the United States. Southeasterly breezes. |
| strait | (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped. The road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it. |
| tidal | Relating to or affected by tides. Strong tidal currents. |
| windswept | (of a place) exposed to strong winds. His windswept hair. |
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