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Pebbles and other mostly non-biological debris are heaped up on the beach by wave action. Then either the sea retreats or the land rises, and these features are left high and dry to become part of the landscape. An example of land rising may be found in Scotland, where relieved of the burden of ice a couple of kilometres thick, the land is still rising more ...
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The following sources helped me understand these landforms - hopefully they can help you too :)
From the Miranda Shorebird Centre: The Miranda-Kaiaua cheniers are first formed as sand and cockle-shell bars on the foreshore or intertidal flats. The bars are then moved landward by wave action. Eventually the bars attain sufficient height to withstand such ...
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