2.4C Coastal landscapes reduced by erosion

• Wave cut notches:

  • wave cut notch is a curved indentation of about 1-2 m high extending along the base of a cliff.
  • It forms between the high tide and low tide marks, where destructive waves impact against the cliff.
• wave cut platform:

  • wave cut platform is a flat rock surface exposed at low tide, extending out to sea from the base of a cliff
• Cave-arch-stack-stump sequence: