Overhead illustration of an area effected by coastal erosion. Waves cause erosion by hydraulic action. Labeled from bottom left to top right are: mainland beach, spit, flood tidal delta's and tidal inlet, barrier island, lagoon, cuspate foreland, tombolo,

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Overhead illustration of an area effected by coastal erosion. Waves cause erosion by hydraulic action. Labeled from bottom left to top right are: mainland beach, spit, flood tidal delta's and tidal inlet, barrier island, lagoon, cuspate foreland, tombolo, pocket beach, estuary, bay head delta, and a bluff.

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Size: 4972px × 2595px
Photo credit: © Monica Schroeder / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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