Coastal Landforms
22 entries in the Coastal Landforms compendium.
Salt marshTidal wetland dominated by salt-tolerant plants in the intertidal zone.Wind waveWind-driven surface waves that travel vast distances across oceans.Beach evolutionNatural shoreline change from sediment accumulation and erosion.Stack (geology)Steep rock column in the sea formed by coastal erosion.Surf zoneThe nearshore zone where waves break and surf forms.TomboloA depositional isthmus linking an island to the mainland.Submergent coastlineCoastlines drowned by relative sea level rise.Cuspate forelandTriangular coastal landforms built by opposing longshore drift.Tide poolShallow intertidal pools formed at low tide.Wave-cut platformErosional flat rock at cliff base, often exposed at low tide.Blowhole (geology)A coastal geyser formed from sea caves and hydraulic compression.Raised beachAn emergent coastal landform lifted above the shoreline.Surge channelNarrow rocky inlets with rapidly reversing currents from wave action.Longshore driftSediment transport parallel to the coast by wave-driven currents.PeresypA Russian term for a mouth bar separating a liman from the sea.Natural archErosional landform with an opening underneath, often in coastal or desert settings.Gat (landform)A narrow, deep channel connecting coastal waters to the open sea.MachairA fertile, calcareous dune grassland of northwest Ireland and Scotland.Coastal morphodynamicsStudy of coastal landform interactions with physical processes.BeachrockCarbonate-cemented shoreline rock formed rapidly in the intertidal zone.Wave shoalingWaves grow taller as water shallows, conserving energy flux.Littoral zoneThe nearshore zone of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
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