Imagine you are standing on a rocky coastline, with waves crashing against the cliffs. The sea seems restless, continuously shaping the land. This dramatic interplay of sea and land is what we call the Marine Cycle of Erosion, a natural process that transforms coastlines over time. Just like rivers shape land through their erosion cycles,…
D.W. Johnson presented a genetic classification of shorelines based on: He classified shorelines into five main types: 1. Shoreline of Emergence: Coastlines Rising from the Sea ✅ Why Important? 2. Shoreline of Submergence: Sinking of Coastal Land ✅ Why Important? 3. Neutral Shoreline: Coastlines Built by Sediment Deposition ✅ Why Important? 4. Compound Shoreline: Mixed…
When the sea deposits sediments along the coastline, it creates depositional landforms. These landforms transform coastlines and influence human settlements, tourism, and marine biodiversity. Beaches and Dunes ✅ Why Important? Bars, Barriers, and Spits ✅ Why Important? Ria Coasts ✅ Why Important? ✅ Why Should We Care About These Landforms?
Imagine standing at the edge of a rugged coastline, where towering cliffs, isolated rock columns, and deep caves dominate the scenery. These spectacular landforms are not crafted overnight; they are the result of millions of years of constant battle between the sea and land. Waves, driven by powerful winds, relentlessly erode the coastline, giving birth…
Have you visited any sea beach? If yes, you must have seen, waves crash against the shore. The rhythmic motion of the sea touching the land may appear soothing, but beneath this tranquillity lies one of the most powerful and dynamic forces of nature — coastal processes. These processes constantly shape and reshape the coastal…