Coastal exercise

Coastal exercise

Part 1

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Prince Edward Island:

Backshore:  TC-TR  Lighter colored sand.

Foreshore:  MR-ML  Foreshore and backshore are normally bordered by dark colored sand with organic matter deposit. Darker colored sand next to the water.

Berm:   ML  Mound of sand with vegetation growth.

New Brunswick:

Backshore: ML, MC, TC, TL bordered by organic matter deposited by tidal changes up to the thin line of trees nearest to the water.

Foreshore:  MC, BC, MR, BR beach exposed to water during tidal changes.  From the water to the line of dark colored organic deposit.

Berm: MC-TR marked from the water edge to the nearest line of trees.

Berm crest:  MC-TR where the line off trees nearest to the water sprouted.

Cape Cod:

Backshore: BR-MC marked from the dark line on the sand parallel to the water line on the beach to the edge of grass growth on the berm.

Foreshore: MR-TC from the dark line on the sand parallel to the water line down to the edge of water marked by darker colored sand next to the water.

Berm: BR-ML consisting of mound of sand with vegetation growth.

Berm crest: ML the top or highest point of the berm.

Dunes:  The mound of sand with vegetation growth.

Part 2:

1.       Cancun –lagoon, bay mouth bar

2.       Cape Cod –sand spit, beach

3.       Hawaii –volcanic coast

4.       Homer, Alaska -headland

5.       Kangaroo Island, South Australia –sea cliff, sea stack

6.       London Bridge, Victoria –sea arch

7.       Marco Island, Florida –barrier island

8.       Milford Sound, New Zealand -fjord

9.       Oregon –sea stack

10.    Pacific –sea stack, beach

11.    Tasmania –sea cliff

12.    Twelve Apostles, Victoria –sea cliff, sea stack

13.    Alaska, Marli Miller -delta

14.    Rugged Point, California -headland



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