Beach ridge
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beach-ridge-281-14497355
title:
Beach ridge
text:
A beach ridge is a wave-swept or wave-deposited ridge running parallel to a shoreline. It is commonly composed of sand as well as sediment worked from underlying beach material. The movement of sediment by wave action is called littoral transport. Movement of material parallel to the shoreline is called longshore transport. Movement perpendicular to the shore is called on-offshore transport. A beach ridge may be capped by, or associated with, sand dunes. The height of a beach ridge is affected b
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description:
Wave-swept or wave-deposited ridge running parallel to a shoreline
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_ridge
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date modified:
2024-04-24T07:13:22Z
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