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| The area of shore between the high-tide level and the low-tide level. |
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| A ridge formed by ocean currents depositing sand near the shore. |
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| A long, deep, steep-sided bay formed when the sea floods a glacial trough. |
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| breaking storm wave/breaker |
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| A wave that may strike a rock cliff with a force of thousands of kilograms per square meter, easily removing large masses of loose sand and clay. |
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| A deepened notch in a cliff made of harder rock materials. |
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| Formed when waves cut through a wall of sea caves or through vertical cracks in narrow headlands. |
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| A tall, narrow rock island formed when the roof of a sea arch falls in. |
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| The result when the sea floor is steep and sands and clays are washed out to sea by backwash. |
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| The result if the sea floor slopes gently and a constant supply of sand replenishes the beach area while only clay is washed out. |
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| Where waves have deposited sand across the mouth of a bay. |
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| quartz, feldspars, magnetite, muscovite mica, calcite |
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| common materials in beach sand |
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| A sandbar attached at one end of a bay. |
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| A spit with a curved end. |
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| A well-known hook in New Jersey. |
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| A famous hook on Long Island, New York. |
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| A famous hook in Massachusetts. |
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| An area of water protected from strong winds and waves by a sandbar. |
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| A lagoon filled with sediment. |
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| The lagoon behind the Rockaway Beach hook; an important shelter for shore birds. |
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| A sandbar that is not attached to the shore, but runs parallel to it at some distance offshore. |
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| A well-known barrier island in New York. |
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| A well-known barrier island in New Jersey. |
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| A well-known barrier island in North Carolina. |
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| A Texas city located on a barrier island. |
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| Palm Beach and Miami Beach |
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| Two Florida cities located on barrier islands. |
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| A barrier island in Texas; notably long, measuring about 160 kilometers from end to end. |
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| A shoreline with many inlets and bays. |
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| A shoreline that is relatively straight. |
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| A shallow area of water that hovers over completely drowned hills. |
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| The drowned valley of the lower Susquehanna River and its tributaries. |
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| The drowned valley of the lower Hudson River. |
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