headlands lie between bays of less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
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A rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, retreated cliffs.
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Where Caves, arches, stacks and stump are created
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The zone of deposited material that extends from the low water line to the limit of storm waves. The beach or shore can be divided in the foreshore and the backshore.
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Coastal sand hill above the high tide mark, shaped by wind action, covered with grasses and shrubs.
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A depositional landform formed when a finger of sediment extends from the shore out to sea, often at a river mouth. It usually has a curved end because of opposing winds and currents.
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Where a spit grows across a bay, a bay bar can eventually enclose the bay to create a lagoon. Bars can also form offshore due to the action of breaking waves.
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e.g. Sea wall, gabions, rock armour and Groynes.
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e.g. Beach nourishment and profiling, dune regeneration.
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Taking the decision not to protect the coastline by removing current defences and allowing flooding and erosion.
