Figure 5
The 74-km long Montevideo Department coastal belt is divided into 16 individual Biophysical Cross-shore Classification System (BCCS) domains and two super domains. The smaller (11.9 km) Playa Verde Super Domain (Beach-Upland-Developed) is east of the larger (62.1 km) Montevideo Super Domain (Rock-Upland-Developed). Red lines separate the individual domain segments that were classified. The Montevideo Department coastal belt is completely developed with natural cross-shore eco-geomorphological catenas characterized by rock, cliff, and upland archetypes with occasional beach archetypes that are isolated by headlands. Domain 5-10 is an example of an intensely developed coastal stretch surrounding a major harbor. The 17-km long Domain 5-16, which extends westward out of frame, is characterized by a Rig,seUDvag catenary sequence. Rock promontory outcroppings are shown with light-orange caret symbols along the coast. All codifications can be keyed using Table 1, and morphometric analysis of the Montevideo Department corresponds directly with Table 5.

The 74-km long Montevideo Department coastal belt is divided into 16 individual Biophysical Cross-shore Classification System (BCCS) domains and two super domains. The smaller (11.9 km) Playa Verde Super Domain (Beach-Upland-Developed) is east of the larger (62.1 km) Montevideo Super Domain (Rock-Upland-Developed). Red lines separate the individual domain segments that were classified. The Montevideo Department coastal belt is completely developed with natural cross-shore eco-geomorphological catenas characterized by rock, cliff, and upland archetypes with occasional beach archetypes that are isolated by headlands. Domain 5-10 is an example of an intensely developed coastal stretch surrounding a major harbor. The 17-km long Domain 5-16, which extends westward out of frame, is characterized by a Rig,seUDvag catenary sequence. Rock promontory outcroppings are shown with light-orange caret symbols along the coast. All codifications can be keyed using Table 1, and morphometric analysis of the Montevideo Department corresponds directly with Table 5.

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