Geography Coasts Landscapes

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Longshore drift

Zigzag transport of sediment along a stretch of coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle

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Deposition

When material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea losing energy

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Sand dunes

Deposition of sand which has been blown inland by onshore winds

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Spit

A depositional landform formed when a finger of sediment extends from the shore out to sea, often at a river mouth

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Bar

Where a spit grows across a bay, a bar can eventually enclose to create a lagoon