This creates a zig-zag movement of sediment along the beach. Spits are also caused by deposition - they are features that are formed by the process of longshore drift. A spit is an extended ...

A cliff is a steep rock face. When a stretch of coastline is formed from different types of rock, headlands and bays can form. A wave-cut platform is formed when the following occurs: ...

Coastal dunes are a ridge, or a series of ridges, that form at the rear of a beach and differ from most other constructional coastal landforms in that they are formed by the movement of air ...