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Notes about: waves (constructive & destructive), fetch, swash & backwash. Erosion processes.

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Coastal erosion features: faults; caves; arches; stacks & stumps

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Transportation of material along coastlines - longshore drift & the methods of protection; gabions; riprap, beach nourishment; sea walls, wooden groynes..

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animation showing process of longshore drift.

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Deposition

Spits are ridges of sand extending into the sea. Spits.

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Tombolos are spits that join up with an island located close to the coastline.

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Bars are ridges of sand that run parallel to the coastline, sealing off bays.

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Coastal protection: gabions; riprap, beach nourishment; sea walls, wooden groynes..

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