coastal landforms and landscape of deposition (barrier beach/bar) Flashcards
1
Q
what is a barrier beach?
A
a beach or spit extends across a bay to join two headlands
2
Q
what does it trap behind it? and what does this form (which is separated from the sea)?
A
traps water
forming a brackish lagoon
which is separated from the sea
3
Q
what is it called if a barrier beach becomes separated from the mainland? what type of tidal ranges are they common in and where is an example of where we can find barrier beaches/bars?
A
barrier island
common in low tidal range areas
Netherlands
