Beaches and Dunes: Depositional Landforms
Geology

Beaches and Dunes: Depositional Landforms

Beaches and Dunes: Depositional Landforms Beaches are characteristic of shorelines that are dominated by deposition but may occur as patches along even the rugged shores.…
Wind: Depositional Landforms
Geology

Wind: Depositional Landforms

Wind: Depositional Landforms Wind is one of the two dominant agents in hot deserts. The desert floors get heated up too much and too quickly…
Bars, Barriers, and Spits: Depositional Landforms
Geology

Bars, Barriers, and Spits: Depositional Landforms

Bars, Barriers, and Spits: Depositional Landforms A ridge of sand and shingle formed in the sea in the off-shore zone (from the position of low…
Low Sedimentary Coasts: Erosional Landforms
Geology

Low Sedimentary Coasts: Erosional Landforms

Low Sedimentary Coasts: Erosional Landforms Along with low sedimentary coasts, the rivers appear to extend their length by building coastal plains and deltas. The coastline…
Cliffs, Terraces, Caves and Stacks: Erosional Landforms
Geology

Cliffs, Terraces, Caves and Stacks: Erosional Landforms

Cliffs, Terraces, Caves, and Stacks: Erosional Landforms Wave-cut cliffs and terraces are two forms usually found where erosion is the dominant shore process. Almost all…
High Rocky Coasts: Erosional Landforms
Geology

High Rocky Coasts: Erosional Landforms

High Rocky Coasts: Erosional Landforms Along the high rocky coasts, the rivers appear to have been drowned with the highly irregular coastline. The coastline appears…
Waves and Currents: Erosional Landforms
Geology

Waves and Currents: Erosional Landforms

Waves and Currents: Erosional Landforms Coastal processes are the most dynamic and hence most destructive. So, don’t you think it is important to know about…
Drumlins: Erosional Landforms
Geology

Drumlins: Erosional Landforms

Drumlins: Erosional Landforms Drumlins are smooth oval shaped ridge-like features composed mainly of glacial till with some masses of gravel and sand. The long axes…
Moraines: Erosional Landforms
Geology

Moraines: Erosional Landforms

Moraines: Erosional Landforms Moraines are accumulations of dirt and rocks that have fallen onto the glacier surface or have been pushed along by the glacier as…
Eskers: Erosional Landforms
Geology

Eskers: Erosional Landforms

Eskers: Erosional Landforms When glaciers melt in summer, the water flows on the surface of the ice or seeps down along the margins or even…
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