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Fichas por Noah Swanson, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Creado por Noah Swanson
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| Arch | A coastal feature formed by the meeting of two caves cut into either side of a headland. |
| Bar | A ridge-like accumulation of coastal sediments exposed at low tide. |
| Bay | An accumulation of coastal sediments, most often occurring in sheltered areas along the coast, such as bays. |
| Biodiversity | The number and variety of living species found in a given area or ecosystem. Headland: an area of land jutting out into the sea. |
| Cave | A hollow cut by the sea into the base of a cliff. |
| Cliff | A steep rock slope, usually facing the sea. |
| Conservation | The protection of aspects of the environment for the future benefit of people. |
| Deposition | The dropping of material that was being carried by a moving force, such as the waves. |
| Development | Making use of the coast for a variety of purposes, such as tourism, housing, shipping and industry. |
| Ecosystem | A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical environment. |
| Errosion | The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as the sea |
| Estuary | The mouth of a river as it enters the sea |
| Hard engineering | Protecting the coast by building such structures as sea walls and groynes |
| Longshore drift | The movement of sediments along the coast by wave action |
| Mass movement | The movement of weathered material down a slope or cliff due to the force of gravity |
| Raised beach | A former beach now standing above sea level and some metres inland |
| Soft engineering | Protecting the coast by working with nature |
| Spit | Material deposited by the sea that grows across a bay or estuary |
| Stack | A detached column of rock located just off-shore and usually caused by the collapse of an arch |
| Sub-aerial | Occurring on land, as opposed to underwater or underground. |
| Wave | A ridge of water formed by the circular movement of water near the surface of the sea |
| Headland | An area of land jutting out into the sea. |
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