A cliffed coast, also called an abrasion coast, is a coastline shaped by the erosive action of marine waves into steep cliffs, which may or may not be sheer. It stands in contrast to a flat or alluvial coast, where sediment deposition rather than wave driven erosion dominates the shoreline form.
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A cliffed coast, also called an abrasion coast, is a form of coast where the action of marine waves has formed steep cliffs that may or may not be precipitous.
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A cliffed coast, also called an abrasion coast, is a form of coast where the action of marine waves has formed steep cliffs that may or may not be precipitous.
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