Coastal erosion


by Willem de Lange

The coastline is always changing. Cliffs, constantly lashed by wind and rain, may be hollowed into caves, arches and pillars, then topple into the sea. Sandy shores may lose their sand to the waves, or the waves may bring even more sand to them.

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Main image: Collapsed cliff at Ōmokoroa Point, Bay of Plenty

Collapsed cliff at Ōmokoroa Point, Bay of Plenty


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