golden bay - low energy coast

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Last updated 11:50 AM on 5/12/26
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location

south isle of new zealand

bay opens up to tasman sea

has the farewell spit

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factors that make it low energy

sheltered location behind headlands

shadow zone

shorter fetch

shallow seabed ~ 37m

mostly constructive waves

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physical factors influencing landforms

coasts of soft sedimentary rock

Takaka river fluvial sediment, coastal erosion, marine sediment transported by currents

sediment accumulates on beaches and spits

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farewell spit info

35km long

LSD going east

has sand dunes, mudflats, salt marshes, wide sands beaches

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long-term landscape changes

spit gradually extended

depositional landforms like dunes, salt marshes

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medium-term landscape changes

summer - constructive waves make wider beaches

winter - storms remove sediment

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short-term landscape changes

storms reshape beaches

strong wind moves sand across dunes

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landscape system

rivers and erosion supply sediment

waves transport sediment along coast

LSD forms spit

sheltered areas behind spit make depositional landforms