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Coastal Physiographic Features - Embayment

data.gov.uk (National Data Library) OGL-UK-3.0 ✓ data file verified Joint Nature Conservation Committee · updated 2018-05-17
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This is a shapefile of the coastal physiographic feature 'embayment'. Th polygons in this shapefile represent the boundaries of embayments of the UK. Where, embayment is defined using the Annex I definition: An enclosed area of coast in which the entrance provides shelter from onshore winds for the major part of the coast inside, but which is not a sealoch, voe, ria, estuary or lagoon.

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