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Based on the general-purpose mapping of Russian abrasion coasts, it has been established that the erosion is typical of all coastal regions and is observed over 25 000 km of the coastline length. It has been noted that Russia annually loses up to 5000 ha of most important coastal areas as a result of erosion and recession of coasts and flooding of lowlands, and up to 115 million tons of sediments per year are carried away into the sea during coastal erosion only in the northern regions of European Russia.
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Luk'yanova, S.A., Saf'yanov, G.A. & Solov'eva, G.D. Some Estimates of Coastal Erosion in Russia. Water Resources 29, 355–359 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019609904376
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