Tetrapod
A tetrapod is a form of wave-dissipating concrete block used to prevent erosion caused by weather and longshore drift, primarily to enforce coastal structures such as seawalls and breakwaters.
- Stone
- Description: type of structure in coastal engineering
- Also known as“dolosse”“stabilopod”“tetrapod block”“tetrapod(structure)”“tétrapodes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kasbah Mahdiyya.
Kasbah Mahdiyya
Kasbah Mahdiyya, or Kasbah of Kenitra, is a kasbah located in Kenitra, Morocco. Kasbah Mahdiyya is situated 2½ km east of Tetrapod.
Tetrapod
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Latitude
34.26266° or 34° 15′ 46″ north
Longitude
-6.68577° or 6° 41′ 9″ west
Open location code
8C6M7877+3M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Wu Chinese—“Tetrapod” goes by many names.
տետրապոդArmenian
ՔառոտանիArmenian
ТетраподBulgarian
Тетрапод (конструкция)Bulgarian
TetràpodeCatalan
中部粽Chinese
弱波石Chinese
消波塊Chinese
防護塊Chinese
TetrapodeDanish
TetrapodDutch
tetrapodeDutch
TetrápodoGalician
ტეტრაპოდიGeorgian
ტეტრაპოდი (სტრუქტურა)Georgian
טטרפודHebrew
टेट्रापोडHindi
TetrapodIndonesian
Tetrapod (struktur)Indonesian
TetrapodeItalian
テトラポットJapanese
波消しブロックJapanese
波消ブロックJapanese
消波ブロックJapanese
護岸用コンクリートブロックJapanese
테트라포드Korean
टेट्रापॉड्सMarathi
टेट्रापॉड्स (रचना)Marathi
Bah-chàng-kakMin Nan Chinese
TetrapoodiNorthern Frisian
TetrapodNorwegian
tetrapodNorwegian Bokmål
GwiazdoblokPolish
StabilopodRomanian
ТетраподRussian
tetrapodSwedish
ТетраподUkrainian
ٹیٹراپوڈUrdu
ٹیٹراپوڈ (حفاظتی تعمیر)Urdu
消波块Wu Chinese
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Highlights include Mahdya Beach and Aqua Pirate.
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