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Coastal Features - Landforms

The document discusses various landforms produced by wave erosion along coastlines. It describes how waves eroding areas of varying rock resistance over time form headlands in harder rocks and bays in weaker rocks. Specific landforms mentioned include wave-cut notches, platforms, caves, arches, stacks, and blowholes. Headlands project out into the sea while bays are curved inlets, and the erosion process can eventually leave just a rock stump if an arch collapses after the roof falls in.

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Coastal Features - Landforms

The document discusses various landforms produced by wave erosion along coastlines. It describes how waves eroding areas of varying rock resistance over time form headlands in harder rocks and bays in weaker rocks. Specific landforms mentioned include wave-cut notches, platforms, caves, arches, stacks, and blowholes. Headlands project out into the sea while bays are curved inlets, and the erosion process can eventually leave just a rock stump if an arch collapses after the roof falls in.

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Coasts Page

EROSION – TRANSPORTATION - DEPOSITION


LANDFORMS PRODUCED BY WAVE
EROSION
Headland Bay
• This is a part of • A wide curved inlet
the coastline that
of a sea.
juts out into the
sea and usually
ends in a cliff.
LANDFORMS PRODUCED BY WAVE EROSION

Wave cut notch Wave cut platform


• The foot of the • This is the gently
cliff which is sloping land left on
undercut. the foot of a
retreating cliff.
LANDFORMS PRODUCED BY WAVE EROSION

Cave Arch
• A deep hollow • An opening through
produced by the a rock.
action of the waves
usually at the foot
of a cliff.
LANDFORMS PRODUCED BY WAVE EROSION

Stack
• A pillar for rock
which has been
isolated from the
cliff due to the
erosive nature of
the waves.
WAVE CUT PLATFORM
Formation of headlands and bays

Sea attacking a coastline The result is that a …..and sheltered bays


of varying resistance will series of headlands form form in the weaker rocks
erode the weaker rock on the harder rocks………
more quickly
HEADLANDS, BAYS AND BEACHES

• a. Waves attack both sides of a


headland, producing caves;
• b. Sometimes these are eroded right
through the headland to form arches.
• c. When the roof of the arch collapses
it leaves a pillar or stack;
• d. When the stack collapses it leaves a
stump.
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2 3 5
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Development of Old Harry
BLOW HOLES
• Caves develop well in jointed rocks as
bedding planes are open by abrasion
and hydraulic action. If a joint runs
from the cave to the cliff top the
hydraulic action can eventually force
this joint open like a chimney inside
the cliff .
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