northern shore

collocation in English

meaningsofnorthernandshore

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northern
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ðən/us
/ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
in or from the north part of ...
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shore
noun
uk
/ʃɔːr/us
/ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or ...
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(Definition ofnorthernandshorefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The main outcrop studied is located on thenorthernshoreof the lake.
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Miraculously, it was found unharmed on thenorthernshoreat low tide the following day.
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Potash production was based on extremely large evaporation pans, while thenorthernshoreplot was relatively small.
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The ecosystem of the lake is threatened by the presence of an industrial complex and an airport close to thenorthernshore.
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Agriculture dominates thenorthernshore, where many plots of land are still owned by the descendants of early settlers.
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However, the population is heavily concentrated along thenorthernshore.
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On the reservoir'snorthernshoretoilets and picnic facilities are available.
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As a result, there have been several fill-ins of parts of the lake, mainly on thenorthernshore.
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Thenorthernshore, between 1851 and 1970, lost 928 feet because of erosion.
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On itsnorthernshoreis a bathing area and in the middle of the lake a small bathing platform is anchored.
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Itsnorthernshoreis situated just shy of the shallow saddle in the northwestern ridge of the mountain, directly above the airport.
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It lies on the harbour'snorthernshore, 4.5 km east-northeast of the city centre.
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Itsnorthernshoreis mostly sand dunes, while its southern shore is mainly marshes.
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Access to the pond is along itsnorthernshore.
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There is also a cycle path along thenorthernshore.
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Thenorthernshoreof the harbor has bed rock formations of mica-schist and greenstone.
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There are approximately 35 houses on the lake, the majority of which lie on thenorthernshore.
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Thenorthernshoreitself is level and there are areas of marshy ground.
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Thenorthernshoreof the lake is mostly mountainous and uninhabited.
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A public beach is along thenorthernshoreof the pond.
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