Coastlines of Submergence and Emergence- slides

• Coastlines of Submergence


  Submergent Features
• Coastlines of Emergence


  Emergent Features
• East Prawle in South Devon


  • Old cliffs
  • Wave cut platform
• Changes in sea level are the result of

  2 processes
• Coastlines of Submergence


  Submergent Features
• Coastlines of Emergence


  Emergent Features
• East Prawle in South Devon


  • Old cliffs
  • Wave cut platform
• Changes in sea level

  Result of 2 processes
• Longshore drift occurs when waves hit at an angle to the coastline causing sediment to be moved along the shoreline
• The main types of coastal erosion are wave attack, longshore drift, mass movement, glacial action.
• Wave attack is the most common type of coastal erosion