 However, although Beniamino thinks that "seashore" is the best synonym, others consider that the terms are not equivalent.For instance, in a July 2002 dissertation written for the École supérieure des géomètres et topographes and titled "Les Spécificités du bornage à l'île de la Réunion et leurs origines" ("The Specifics of Partitioning on the Island of Réunion and Their Origins"), Yannick Smil posits that the seashore is less exposed to waves than the "battant des lames".The "montagnes" to which the expression refers are the island's two mountainous massifs, that of Piton des Neiges and of Piton de la Fournaise.