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Shoreline Features term index

Terms A abrasive tools arch arches atoll atolls B backswash barrier bars barrier islands barrier reef barrier reefs bars bayhead beach bayhead beaches baymouth bar baymouth bar (barrier bar) bays beach beaches bights C caves coast compound hook coral reef shorelines coves coves, bays, bights D deposition-dominated shoreline drowned (river) valley drowned alluvial plain drowned alluvial plains drowned river valleys E erosion-dominated shoreline erosional features F fjord fjords fringing reef fringing reefs G glacial valley H hanging valley hanging valleys headland headland beach headlands hook hook (hooked spit) L lagoon lagoons longshore drift M marine-cut terrace marsh marshy mid-bay bar O offshore bar (barrier island) offshore bars S sea cliff sea cliffs shore shoreline bars shoreline beach depositional features shoreline coral reefs shoreline depositional features shoreline erosional features shoreline erosional mechanics shoreline features shoreline hydrologic features sill spit spits split hook stacks storm beach strandflat submerged landscape swamp swamps/marshes swampy swash T terrace threshold tombolo tombolos W wave cut terrances wave erosion wave-cut bench wave-cut terrace wave-cut terrace (bench) winged headland winged headlands

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