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Sand and mud flats - landscape value

Sand and mud flats provide the first element of the maritime landscape when looked at for the sea (see Picture below):

Caption: Tidal sand flats in Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay looking towards the Paps of Jura, Western Isles, Scotland.

  
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