Longshore drift is the process where coastal sediments such as sand are transported parallel to the shoreline due to the breaking of incoming ocean waves at an oblique angle. This sediment transport process shapes coastlines over time through erosion and deposition, and can impact infrastructure like harbors if not properly managed. Longshore drift is an important coastal process that redistributes sediments and affects shoreline formation.

1. Long shore Drift

2. Specification Detail
1.1c What is the process of longshore
drift? The impact of longshore drift.

3. Learning Objectives
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Describe the process of
longshore drift.