Flooded marshes due to "spring" high tide, Shingle Street, Suffolk, UK.


A spring tide is a common historical term that has nothing to do with the season of spring. Rather, the term is derived from the concept of the tide "springing forth." Spring tides occur twice each lunar month all year long without regard to the season. Neap tides, which also occur twice a month, happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.


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Location: Shingle Street, Suffolk, UK.
Photo credit: © Clynt Garnham Environmental / Alamy / Afripics
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