formation of spits

• spits are a depositional landscape formed by longshore drift
• 1

  Longshore drift deposits sediment along the coast.
• 2

  Spits are formed when the sediment is deposited in shallow, calm water when there is a change in direction of the coastline
• 3

  As the spit grows outwards, a change in wind direction results in the spit forming a curved end
• 4

  A salt marsh may form in the sheltered, low energy zone behind