Spit

A depositional landform Material is deposited

when water loses energy. Can be curved due to the

prevailing winds.

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Cove

An erosional landform Form when soft rock is

eroded faster than hard rock.

Often are circular in shape.

Bay

An area of soft rock. A result of differential

erosion along a coastline. Bands of hard and soft

rock are eroded away at different rates.

BeachBar

Formed when constructive waves deposit sediment.

A depositional landform. When a spit connects on

part of a mainland to another

Arch

Cliffs

A hole in the cliff face caused by the erosion of a cave.

An example is Durdle’s Door

Erosion Landform

A common feature of the coastline.

Formed by a combination of weathering and erosion.

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Stack

A column of rock protruding from the sea near the coastline.

An example is The Needles off the Isle of Wight.

Wave cut platform

Occurs where the sea erodes the base of a cliff.

Over time the cliff collapses.

Headland

A result of differential erosion along a coastline.

Formed by erosion of bands of soft and hard rock.

An area of hard rock.

Groynes

Hard Engineering method to prevent erosion.

It helps to build up a beach to dissipate wave energy.

Offshore Breakwater

Designed to dissipate wave energy.

Allows process of longshore drift to continue.