A coast is a zone or an area bordering land and sea. It is genetically classified into Coastlines of submergence: This is further subdivided into: Ala, Fiords, Dalmatian and Estuarine coast. Coastlines of Emergence — This is also subdivided into: Uplifted lowland and Emergent upland coast. Neutral Coastlines Compound Coastlines Note: Coral Coasts are made …
1. Beaches are areas of sloping ground formed when sand and gravel loosened from the land are moved by waves to be deposited along the shore. Beaches are depositional features along coast between the highest high-water mark and the lowest low-water mark. 2. Spits are long narrow accumulation of sand and shingle with one end …
1. Capes and Bays: Capes are extension of land jutting into the sea. Although they are made up of hard rocks which are usually resistant to wave erosion. Bays on their part are wide and curved inlet of a sea or a lake. 2. Stacks are rocky pillars rising from the sea, which are formed …
1. Hydraulic Action: This is the splitting or breaking down of rocks by the power of waves. 2. Corrosion: This is the wearing down of rocks (foot of cliffs) by particles carried by the wave. 3. Solution: This involves the solvent action of seawater in disintegrating limestone and chalk containing rocks.
Wave simply means an oscillatory movement of water particles. Waves are caused by wind or similar disturbances on seas or oceans. They rise to a crest and fall to a trough (hollow) until they break on the shore. Note that the distance between one crest and the next crest is called the Wavelength