Northam Beach: Detail of Large, Round Pebbles Carried Here from Hartland by Long Shore Drift, With Sand Patterns and Pooled Sea Water.

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Small section of Northam beach below the nature reserve at Northam Burrows. This imager contains several large, rounded pebbles carried here along the coast by the sea. This is known as ‘Long Shore Drift’. It also shows patterns in the sand made by the dropping tide and some shallow pooling

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Size: 4486px × 2991px
Location: Northam Beach, Devon, England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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