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Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard Catalog
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| Preferred Name | Sound | |
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(a) A relatively long, narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water (or two parts of the same water body), or an arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island (e.g., Puget Sound, WA). A sound is generally wider and more extensive than a strait. (b) A long, large, rather broad inlet of the ocean, which generally extends parallel to the coast (e.g., Long Island Sound, NY). |
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https://w3id.org/CMECS/CMECS_00000778 |
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(a) A relatively long, narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water (or two parts of the same water body), or an arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island (e.g., Puget Sound, WA). A sound is generally wider and more extensive than a strait. (b) A long, large, rather broad inlet of the ocean, which generally extends parallel to the coast (e.g., Long Island Sound, NY).
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Sound
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cmecs:CMECS_00000778
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Sound
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p19
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Original Unit
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CMECS Geoform Subcomponent: Setting
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