mudflats
Noun
Meaning
plural of mudflat
(New Zealand) Synonym of bottomland: lowland plains and/or farms.
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Examples
In 1803 Port of Spain began growing southwards, with the reclamation of the foreshore mudflats, using fill from the Laventille Hills.
Nearby Neolithic standing stones and circles followed the introduction of farming from about 4000 BC, and a remarkably well preserved Bronze age log boat dated to around 1000 BC was found in the mudflats of the River Tay at Carpow to the east of Perth.
“Salt marshes and mudflats sequester large quantities of carbon, so that’s helpful in terms of the climate crisis,” says Ausden.
But unregulated tourist development along the southern shores of the lake is destroying the best waterbird habitats, particularly mudflats and saltmarshes, and leading to increased disturbance to birds.
It was built on former marshland and mudflats that were drained in the 16th century.
Bunche is an excellent spot for both migrant and resident waders and shorebirds working the mudflats at low tide.