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foreshore
(redirected from Intertidal area)

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foreshore: see beach beach, a gently sloping zone where deposits of unconsolidated sediments are subject to wave action at the shore of an ocean or lake. Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied by rivers or by the erosion of highlands adjacent to the coast.
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foreshore
1. the part of the shore that lies between the limits for high and low tides
2. the part of the shore that lies just above the high-water mark

foreshore [′fȯr‚shȯr]
(geology)
The zone that lies between the ordinary high- and low-watermarks and is daily traversed by the rise and fall of the tide. Also known as beach face.


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While most mainland tide pools are practically barren because of human activity, sea stars, sea urchins, sea anemones and limpets thrive in the islands' intertidal areas.
 
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