Swash

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Weathering is the breakdown of rock in situ by the action of rainwater, extremes of temperature, and biological activity.

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A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that sticks out to sea and is joined to the mainland at one end.

Aerial view of Spurn Point from the mouth of the Humber Estuary

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Headlands form along discordant coastlines.

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A bar is a ridge of sand or single that joins two headlands either side of a bay.

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