Definition of coastal plain

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coastal plain

The term 'coastal plain' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' the plain composed of horizontal or gently sloping strata of clastic material fronting the coast and generally representing a strip of recently emerged sea bottom that has emerged from the sea in recent geologic times. also formed by aggradation'.

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