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The coastal area of the Black Sea of Georgia (Kolkheti Lowland) with its recreational, resort, transport and industrial functions is a very important region in the country. A coastline is formed under the interaction of two environments, the land and the sea with its stability much dependent on the volume and grain size of the coas t-forming material drifted to the coastline by the rivers of the Black Sea basin. 90% of the coastal formations of Georgia belong to an accumulativ e type with their genesis and filled ...

The Lake Paliastomi is located in the extreme western part of Kolkhety Valley bordering the Black Sea coastal area.The paper deals with the analyses of the materials collected through the field and theoretical studies prove, that the natural landscapes of Paliastomi and its neighbouring wetlands were the subject of the strong impact of anthropogenic factors.