Spurn Head - Unstable Spit Flashcards
1
Q
Where is it?
A
The northern side of the wide Humber estuary
2
Q
What does the LSD from the north to south carry?
A
Heavy load because of the rapid rates of erosion
3
Q
What does the dominant wind direction from north east do?
A
Curves the distal end of the spit back into Humber estuary
4
Q
What has the spits growth created behind it?
A
Still waters in which finer sediments are deposited
5
Q
How was the spit protected during the 1850’s and 1950’s?
A
A concrete wall, to stop erosion and wooden groynes to trap the sand
6
Q
How are narrow points of the spit vulnerable?
A
Storm waves from the east and south east
7
Q
What has happened to parts of the wall?
A
They have collapsed and the groynes are in a state of despair
