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The natural features of the Caspian Sea western coasts in the context of their prospective recreational use

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Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas

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It is common knowledge that seacoasts play a major role in the most diverse domains of human activity. Their recreational resources rank prominently among the various natural resources that man can put to his use in coastal areas.

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Leontjev, O.K., Lukyanova, S.A., Nikiforov, L.G. (1990). The natural features of the Caspian Sea western coasts in the context of their prospective recreational use. In: Fabbri, P. (eds) Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas. The GeoJournal Library, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2391-1_14

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