Ria

A ria (/ˈriːə/; Galician: ría, feminine noun derived from río, river) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea.

This article is about the coastal landform. For the given name, see Ria (given name). For other uses, see RIA (disambiguation).

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