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2B.7 - Sea Level Change
2B. 7B: Emergent and Submergent Coastlines
Submergent coastlines
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Rias
A
river valley
at the coast that has been
inundated
by the
sea
as relative sea level has
risen
, resulting in a
‘drowned valley’
For example, the
south coast
of Devon (
Dartmouth
) and
Cornwall
(
Falmouth
)
Fjords
A
glaciated valley
at the coast that has been
inundated
by the
sea.
Has
steeper rising walls
, a
straighter long file
and is
deeper
than a
ria
due to
glaciers over-deepening
the valley
For example, the
west coast
of
Norway