The five major types of estuaries classified by their geology are coastal plain, bar-built, deltas, tectonic and fjords. In geologic time, which is often measured on scales of hundreds of thousands to millions of years, estuaries are often fleeting features of the landscape.
The five major types of estuaries classified by their geology are coastal plain, bar-built, deltas, tectonic and fjords. In geologic time, which is often measured on scales of hundreds of thousands to millions of years, estuaries are often fleeting features of the landscape.