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land > natural area > terrestrial area > sand flat

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sand flat  

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  • A sandy tidal flat barren of vegetation. A tidal flat is an extensive, nearly horizontal, marshy or barren tract of land that is alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, and consisting of unconsolidated sediment (mostly mud and sand). It may form the top surface of a deltaic deposit.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10071

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