Coast
What is coast? It is the zone where the land meets and interacts with the sea. The coast may be made up of landforms like Beaches Headlands cliffs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Different coastal processes Erosion Transportation Deposition
Erosion Agent Wave (tides /current) Factors affecting size of waves Wind energy Fetch
Erosion Swash Backwash
Transportation Agent  Wave & current Longshore drift
 
Deposition Agent  Wave  (Swash) Current (longshore current)
Landform produced by coastal processes Beaches
Landform produced by coastal processes Spits
 
Landform produced by coastal processes tombolo
 
Landform produced by coastal processes Cliff
 
 
Landform produced by coastal processes Shore platform
 
 
Landform produced by coastal processes Headland and Bay
 
 
 
Landform produced by coastal processes Bay
Landform produced by coastal processes Wave refraction
 

Sec 3 Na Coasts