[{"n": "Flat coast", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/flat-coast/", "s": "A coastal landform of loose material with shoreface and beach."}, {"n": "Headland", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/headland/", "s": "A high, steep point of land extending into water."}, {"n": "Intertidal zone", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/intertidal-zone/", "s": "The intertidal zone is the shoreline between high and low tides."}, {"n": "Islet", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/islet/", "s": "A small island, often uninhabitable, with legal and geographic importance."}, {"n": "Lagoon", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/lagoon/", "s": "Shallow coastal water body separated from open sea by a barrier."}, {"n": "Marine regression", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/marine-regression/", "s": "Geological process exposing seafloor during sea level drops."}, {"n": "Marine sediment", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/marine-sediment/", "s": "Deposits of insoluble particles covering most of the seafloor."}, {"n": "Marine transgression", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/marine-transgression/", "s": "Sea level rise relative to land, flooding higher ground."}, {"n": "Mudflat", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/mudflat/", "s": "Coastal wetlands formed by tidal sediment deposition."}, {"n": "Oceanic basin", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/oceanic-basin/", "s": "Ocean basins are vast, interconnected depressions holding most of Earth's seawater."}, {"n": "Oceanic crust", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/oceanic-crust/", "s": "Thinner, denser layer of tectonic plates beneath the oceans."}, {"n": "Oceanic trench", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/oceanic-trench/", "s": "Long, narrow depressions marking convergent plate boundaries on the ocean floor."}, {"n": "Passive margin", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/passive-margin/", "s": "Non-active plate boundary between continental and oceanic lithosphere."}, {"n": "Promontory", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/promontory/", "s": "A raised landmass projecting into lowland or water, often used for defense."}, {"n": "Rip current", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/rip-current/", "s": "A strong, narrow current flowing seaward through breaking waves."}, {"n": "Sea", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/sea/", "s": "The sea is Earth's interconnected body of salt water."}, {"n": "Sea cave", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/sea-cave/", "s": "Caves formed by wave erosion along coastlines worldwide."}, {"n": "Sea ice", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/sea-ice/", "s": "Frozen seawater that shapes climate, navigation, and polar ecosystems."}, {"n": "Seabed", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/seabed/", "s": "The ocean floor, shaped by tectonics and sediment."}, {"n": "Shingle beach", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/shingle-beach/", "s": "A steep, narrow beach of smooth, waterworn gravel."}, {"n": "Shoal", "u": "/e/coastal-and-marine-geology/shoal/", "s": "Submerged ridge of sand or gravel hazardous to navigation."}]