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Gutiérrez-Estrada, M., Ortiz-Perez, M.A. (2010). Mexico, Pacific Coast. In: Bird, E.C.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8639-7_27

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