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Coastal Landforms: Depositional Landforms

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Depositional Landforms

Beaches: It is land on shore lying between high and low watermark, made of cobbles, pebbles, boulders, fine silt, clay, and sand. Regions on the beach can be classified:

  • Based on Material: With reference to type of material involved, beaches can be
    • Shingle or Gravel Beach: It is composed of flat, circular, smooth stones (size of pebble and cobble) . Gravel beaches can support steeper gradients.
    • Mixed Sand and Grav…

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Coastal Processes and Landforms

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Introduction

The landscape is sculptured by the various processes operating on the surface of the earth. Mass wasting, erosion by wind, rivers, underground water, glaciers all contribute to shape and modify the landscape. Waves transfer the energy they derive from wind to shoreline that in turn is used to erode, move sediments, and deposit them forming various coastal features. The other processes that work in the coastal waters include wind, tides, and currents which along with waves provide the requisite energy to carve out and modify the physical features.

Waves

Waves a…

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