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Artificial island
An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means.
An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means.
Artificial reefs in Japan
Artificial reefs are used to increase the sustainable fishing activities on the coastline of Japan, which depends heavily on the sea for food.
Artificial reefs are used to increase the sustainable fishing activities on the coastline of Japan, which depends heavily on the sea for food.
Beach house
A beach house is a house on or near a beach, generally used as a vacation or second home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods.
A beach house is a house on or near a beach, generally used as a vacation or second home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods.
Beach hut
A beach hut (also known as a beach cabin or bathing box) is a small, usually wooden and often brightly coloured, box above the high tide mark on popular bathing beaches.
A beach hut (also known as a beach cabin or bathing box) is a small, usually wooden and often brightly coloured, box above the high tide mark on popular bathing beaches.
Boatshed
Boatsheds are generally lockable wooden sheds, often brightly colored, that were originally built to securely store small private boats and bathing materials directly on beaches.
Boatsheds are generally lockable wooden sheds, often brightly colored, that were originally built to securely store small private boats and bathing materials directly on beaches.
Breakwater (structure)
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defense or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defense or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.
Cabana (structure)
A cabana or cabaña is a structure of either of these types: an 'indigenous hut' or a 'recreational structure.
A cabana or cabaña is a structure of either of these types: an 'indigenous hut' or a 'recreational structure.
Campshire
The Campshires are the stretches of land between the quay and road on both the north and south quays in Dublin.
The Campshires are the stretches of land between the quay and road on both the north and south quays in Dublin.
Causeway
In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway crossing a broad body of water or wetland on an embankment.
In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway crossing a broad body of water or wetland on an embankment.
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
Churchill Barriers
The Churchill Barriers are a series of four causeways in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with a total length of 1.5 miles.
The Churchill Barriers are a series of four causeways in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with a total length of 1.5 miles.
Coastal erosion
Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land and the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage.
Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land and the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage.
Coastal management
In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and coastal protection are used to mean, respectively, defense against flooding and erosion.
In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and coastal protection are used to mean, respectively, defense against flooding and erosion.
Copenhagen Harbour Baths
Copenhagen Harbour Baths (Danish: Københavns Havnebade) is a system of recreational bathing facilities along the waterfront of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhagen Harbour Baths (Danish: Københavns Havnebade) is a system of recreational bathing facilities along the waterfront of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Crib pier
A crib pier is a type of pier built with the supporting columns made of 'cribs'.
A crib pier is a type of pier built with the supporting columns made of 'cribs'.
Dock (maritime)
A dock (from Dutch dok) is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.
A dock (from Dutch dok) is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.
Dockominium
A dockominium is the water-based version of a condominium; rather than owning an apartment in a building, one owns a boat slip on the water.
A dockominium is the water-based version of a condominium; rather than owning an apartment in a building, one owns a boat slip on the water.
Dredging
Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments and disposi...
Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments and disposi...
Drydock
A drydock (also commonly dry dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform.
A drydock (also commonly dry dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform.
Ellicott Dredges
First established as the Ellicott Machine Company in 1885, Ellicott Dredges is one of the oldest manufactures in the world that specializes in the design and building of dredges and dredge machinery.
First established as the Ellicott Machine Company in 1885, Ellicott Dredges is one of the oldest manufactures in the world that specializes in the design and building of dredges and dredge machinery.
Foreshoreway
A foreshoreway is a type of greenway that provides a public right of way along the edge of a waterbody.
A foreshoreway is a type of greenway that provides a public right of way along the edge of a waterbody.
Groyne
A groyne (groin in the United States) is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits th...
A groyne (groin in the United States) is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits th...
Half tide dock
A half tide dock is a partially tidal dock.
A half tide dock is a partially tidal dock.
Harbor
A harbor or harbour, or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter through stormy weather, or else are stored for future use.
A harbor or harbour, or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter through stormy weather, or else are stored for future use.
Hard (nautical)
A hard is a firm or paved beach or slope by water that is convenient for hauling boats out of the water.
A hard is a firm or paved beach or slope by water that is convenient for hauling boats out of the water.
Hard engineering
In civil engineering of shorelines, hard engineering is generally defined as controlled disruption of natural processes by using man-made structures.
In civil engineering of shorelines, hard engineering is generally defined as controlled disruption of natural processes by using man-made structures.
Houtribdijk
The Houtribdijk is a dike in the Netherlands, built between 1963 and 1975 as part of the Zuiderzee Works, which connects the cities of Lelystad and Enkhuizen.
The Houtribdijk is a dike in the Netherlands, built between 1963 and 1975 as part of the Zuiderzee Works, which connects the cities of Lelystad and Enkhuizen.
Huntington Harbour, Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Harbour is a community in the north end of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California.
Huntington Harbour is a community in the north end of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California.
Hurricane shutter
Hurricane coverings, commonly known as shutters, are used in hurricane mitigation to protect houses and other structures from damage caused by storms.
Hurricane coverings, commonly known as shutters, are used in hurricane mitigation to protect houses and other structures from damage caused by storms.
IJkdijk
The IJkdijk is a facility in the Netherlands to test dikes and to develop sensor network technologies for early warning systems.
The IJkdijk is a facility in the Netherlands to test dikes and to develop sensor network technologies for early warning systems.
Indian Rivers Inter-link
The Indian Rivers Inter-link is a large-scale civil engineering project that aims to join the majority of India's rivers by canals and so reduce persistent water shortages in parts of India.
The Indian Rivers Inter-link is a large-scale civil engineering project that aims to join the majority of India's rivers by canals and so reduce persistent water shortages in parts of India.
J.L. Thompson and Sons
J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s.
J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s.
Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel
The Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel (also: Korea–Japan Undersea Tunnel, JPN–KOR Tunnel, 한일 해저 터널, and 日韓トンネル) is a proposed tunnel project to connect Japan with the Republic of Korea (S...
The Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel (also: Korea–Japan Undersea Tunnel, JPN–KOR Tunnel, 한일 해저 터널, and 日韓トンネル) is a proposed tunnel project to connect Japan with the Republic of Korea (S...
Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel
The Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel is a proposed tunnel project to connect Japan with South Korea via an undersea tunnel crossing the Korea Strait using the strait islands of Iki and Tsushima, a st...
The Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel is a proposed tunnel project to connect Japan with South Korea via an undersea tunnel crossing the Korea Strait using the strait islands of Iki and Tsushima, a st...
Jetty
A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets ...
A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets ...
Kelong
A Kelong (sometimes spelt Kellong) is a Malay word to describe a form of offshore platform built predominantly with wood, and can be found in waters off Malaysia, the Philippines and Indon...
A Kelong (sometimes spelt Kellong) is a Malay word to describe a form of offshore platform built predominantly with wood, and can be found in waters off Malaysia, the Philippines and Indon...
Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or the Outer Drive or The Drive) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and alongside the shoreline of ...
Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or the Outer Drive or The Drive) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and alongside the shoreline of ...
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from ocean, riverbeds, or, lake.
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from ocean, riverbeds, or, lake.
Land reclamations of the People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China is rather active in land reclamation.
The People's Republic of China is rather active in land reclamation.
Landing (water transport)
A landing is a water terminal which may receive ferry passenger or cargo traffic from marine vessels.
A landing is a water terminal which may receive ferry passenger or cargo traffic from marine vessels.
Marina del Rey, California
Marina del Rey is a seaside unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California.
Marina del Rey is a seaside unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California.
Markerwaard
The Markermeer is a lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland and its larger sibling, the IJsselmeer.
The Markermeer is a lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland and its larger sibling, the IJsselmeer.
MTV Malibu Beach House
Location The house is located at approximately six miles north of Zuma Beach, CA, on the Pacific Coast Highway at 39996 Pacific Coast Highway.
Location The house is located at approximately six miles north of Zuma Beach, CA, on the Pacific Coast Highway at 39996 Pacific Coast Highway.
Mulberry harbour
A Mulberry harbour was a British type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
A Mulberry harbour was a British type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Navy lighterage pontoons
Navy Lighterage Pontoons (NLPs) is type of pontoon developed in World War Two by the US Navy and used by naval construction teams (Seabees) and specialized US Army combat engineers on inva...
Navy Lighterage Pontoons (NLPs) is type of pontoon developed in World War Two by the US Navy and used by naval construction teams (Seabees) and specialized US Army combat engineers on inva...
New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge
The 69th Street Transfer Bridge, part of the West Side Line of the New York Central Railroad, was a dock for car floats which allowed the transfer of railroad cars from the rail line to car floa...
The 69th Street Transfer Bridge, part of the West Side Line of the New York Central Railroad, was a dock for car floats which allowed the transfer of railroad cars from the rail line to car floa...
Offshore construction
Offshore construction is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources.
Offshore construction is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources.
Operation Chastity
Operation Chastity was a World War II plan by the Allies to construct an artificial harbor in Quiberon Bay, France, to support Allied operations in Northern France in 1944.
Operation Chastity was a World War II plan by the Allies to construct an artificial harbor in Quiberon Bay, France, to support Allied operations in Northern France in 1944.
Operation Pluto
Operation Pluto (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) was a World War II operation by British scientists, oil companies and armed forces to construct undersea oil pipeli...
Operation Pluto (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) was a World War II operation by British scientists, oil companies and armed forces to construct undersea oil pipeli...
Patent slip
The Patent slip or Marine Railway was invented by Scot Thomas Morton in 1818 as a cheaper alternative to a dry dock for ship repair.
The Patent slip or Marine Railway was invented by Scot Thomas Morton in 1818 as a cheaper alternative to a dry dock for ship repair.
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars.
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars.
Pilot Polder Andijk
The pilot Polder Andijk, rijksproefpolder in Dutch, is a polder established in 1926 - 1927 in the Zuiderzee near the village of Andijk.
The pilot Polder Andijk, rijksproefpolder in Dutch, is a polder established in 1926 - 1927 in the Zuiderzee near the village of Andijk.
Polder
A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments (barriers) known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than ...
A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments (barriers) known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than ...
Pontoon (boat)
A pontoon is a flotation device with buoyancy sufficient to float itself as well as a heavy load.
A pontoon is a flotation device with buoyancy sufficient to float itself as well as a heavy load.
Rance Tidal Power Station
The Rance Tidal Power Station is the world's first tidal power station and also the world's biggest tidal power station.
The Rance Tidal Power Station is the world's first tidal power station and also the world's biggest tidal power station.
Reclamation of Wellington Harbour
The reclamation of Wellington Harbour started in the 1850s, originally to increase the amount of usable flat land for Wellington city.
The reclamation of Wellington Harbour started in the 1850s, originally to increase the amount of usable flat land for Wellington city.
Revetment
Revetments, or revêtements (the original French word, meaning something to re-cloth or re-cover), have a variety of meanings in architecture, engineering and art history.
Revetments, or revêtements (the original French word, meaning something to re-cloth or re-cover), have a variety of meanings in architecture, engineering and art history.
Riprap
Riprap — also known as rip rap, rubble, shot rock, rock armour or Rip-rap — is rock or other material used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, piling...
Riprap — also known as rip rap, rubble, shot rock, rock armour or Rip-rap — is rock or other material used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, piling...
Samphire Hoe Country Park
Samphire Hoe Country Park is a country park situated 3 kilometres west of Dover in southeast England.
Samphire Hoe Country Park is a country park situated 3 kilometres west of Dover in southeast England.
Sea mark
A sea mark, also seamark and navigation mark, is a pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard and administrative area to allow boats, ships ...
A sea mark, also seamark and navigation mark, is a pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard and administrative area to allow boats, ships ...
Severn Barrage
The Severn Barrage refers to a range of ideas for building a barrage from the English coast to the Welsh coast over the Severn tidal estuary.
The Severn Barrage refers to a range of ideas for building a barrage from the English coast to the Welsh coast over the Severn tidal estuary.
Ship canal
A ship canal is a canal especially constructed to carry ocean-going ships, as opposed to barges.
A ship canal is a canal especially constructed to carry ocean-going ships, as opposed to barges.
Shore facility
Shore facility is one of the facilities located on shore used for receiving ships and transferring cargo and people to them.
Shore facility is one of the facilities located on shore used for receiving ships and transferring cargo and people to them.
Slipway
A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water.
A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water.
Stilt house
Stilt houses or pile dwellings or palafitte are houses raised on piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water.
Stilt houses or pile dwellings or palafitte are houses raised on piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water.
Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean.
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean.
Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is the world's second-largest movable flood barrier (after the Oosterscheldekering in the Netherlands) and is located downstream of central London.
The Thames Barrier is the world's second-largest movable flood barrier (after the Oosterscheldekering in the Netherlands) and is located downstream of central London.
Tidal power
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity.
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity.
Trabucco
The trabucco (; in some southern dialects called trabocco or travocco) is an old fishing machine typical of the coast of Gargano, is protected as historical monuments by the homonym Na...
The trabucco (; in some southern dialects called trabocco or travocco) is an old fishing machine typical of the coast of Gargano, is protected as historical monuments by the homonym Na...
Training (civil)
Training or entrance training refers to coastal structures built to constrain a river discharging across a littoral coast so that it discharges only where desired.
Training or entrance training refers to coastal structures built to constrain a river discharging across a littoral coast so that it discharges only where desired.
Undersea tunnel
An undersea tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under a body of water.
An undersea tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under a body of water.
Underwater habitat
Underwater habitats are underwater structures in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24-hour day, such as working, resting, eating, at...
Underwater habitats are underwater structures in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24-hour day, such as working, resting, eating, at...
Wave Organ
The Wave Organ is an acoustic sculpture constructed on the shore of San Francisco Bay by the Exploratorium.
The Wave Organ is an acoustic sculpture constructed on the shore of San Francisco Bay by the Exploratorium.
Westfriese Omringdijk
The Westfriese Omringdijk (West-Frisian Circular Dyke) is a dyke system that protected the region of Westflinge, part of the historical region of West-Frisia.
The Westfriese Omringdijk (West-Frisian Circular Dyke) is a dyke system that protected the region of Westflinge, part of the historical region of West-Frisia.
Wharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
Williams Field
Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica.
Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica.