Landforms resulting from deposition

Landforms resulting from deposition

1. Beaches

   • 1. Is a gently sloping area of land between the high and low water marks.
   • 2. They are formed when the sea doesn't have much energy, therefore material carried in the water is dropped.
   • 3. The material can come from offshore erosion along the coast and then transported by longshore drift. Or where mass movement has left material at the base of the cliff.

2. Spits

   • 1. A long narrow ridge of sand or shingle, that with one end attached to the coastline - extends out into the sea. Particularly across the mouth of a river or an estuary
   • 2. They are formed when longshore drift continues in a straight line where the coastline changes direction.

3. Bars

   • 1. Formed as a spit grows across a bay, joining two headlands
   • 2. Longshore drift transports a large amount of material along the coast and when the coastline changes direction - it continues in a straight line.