coastal plain

Example Sentences

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They want to know how the coastal plains were assembled over time, why the heavy sands formed only during certain periods, and where upriver those sands came from.

From Science Magazine

On rainy nights on the verdant coastal plains outside Rio de Janeiro, groups of tree frogs sometimes gather around the pearly white flowers of the milk fruit tree.

From Scientific American

Because of climate change and increasing temperatures, a trend toward less snow and more rain during winter is underway along the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain and in parts of the Northeast.

From Washington Post

In better times, there had been a thriving pottery business, and farming, along the coastal plain.

From Reuters

Russia has vowed to return, but it will have to contend with drone surveillance squads that love the flat coastal plains where enemy troops often find it hard to move undetected.

From Washington Post