Example sentences of "close to sea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long established , quiet , comfortable hotel , close to sea , shops , etc . |
| 2 | Excellent location close to sea front , Conference Centre and all amenities . |
| 3 | Iles Kerguelen and Macquarie Island , lying on the Antarctic Convergence , have correspondingly richer floras close to sea level , including several species of ferns and flowering plants . |
| 4 | Rodents came ashore mostly from sealing and whaling ships ; they survive well , mainly close to sea level , on all the main island groups north of the northern limit of pack ice . |
| 5 | In Antarctica many such lakes occur inland , some on shelf ice close to sea level , others high among mountains or nunataks . |
| 6 | Adelies breed ashore , mostly on raised beaches close to sea level from November onward ; they lay two eggs in pebble nests in October and November , rearing their chick through summer . |
| 7 | In the maritime Antarctic they form short mats or cushions up to 25 cm across and 5–1Ocm deep , typically on warm north — or west-facing slopes close to sea level , in association with each other and with mosses ; they are usually underlain with brown soils to which they have contributed roots and other organic material ( Longton , 1985 ) . |