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SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BY CRITTENDEN AND TELEKI 



The discussion of the two papers indicated it was not considered important in this study 

 of the Mediterranean Basin to make a systematic classification of shoreline types. No classi- 

 fication system had been developed specifically for this area. However, where the shoreline 

 type was regarded as important to the regional description, it was taken into consideration. 

 Although some of the coastlines, such as in parts of Dalmatia and Istria, were apparently 

 drowned coasts, no attempt had been made to determine whether coasts were submerging or 

 emerging. This would have involved much more time in research than was warranted to fulfill 

 the objectives of the project. The coastal descriptions are intended to define the pattern and 

 characteristics essential in operational planning, rather than trace the development of the 

 coasts. 



