Geography - Coats
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- Created on: 11-05-14 08:56
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Soft Rock Coasts, e.g Christchurch Bay:
- Cliffs are either low, gently sloping or absent
- Cliffs retreat by sliding and slumping, and beaches are made from sand or mud
- No stacks or stumps, caves tend to be rare
- Wave-cut platforms are unusual
Hard Rock Coasts, e.g Cornwall:
- Cliffs tend to be high and nearly vertical
- Cliffs tend to retreat by rockfall and beaches are made of boulders and pebbles
- Landforms such as caves, arches, stacks…
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