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tidal range

hydrology

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effect on lagoons

In lagoon: Barrier island lagoons
…coasts with moderate to low tidal ranges; for example, they occur widely on low coasts of the southern Baltic, the southeast North Sea, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as on low coasts of the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico. Lagoon…
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oceans

In tide: Ocean tides
In these seas the tidal range of sea level is only on the order of centimetres.
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