This group collects the Inselbergs and Crystalline Monoliths subcategory's members that rise directly at a shoreline or harbor rather than inland: Sugarloaf Mountain at the mouth of Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay, Pedra da Gavea above the Atlantic coastline, and Lion's Head above Cape Town's Atlantic-facing slopes. These are distinguished from this subcategory's other groups by their setting at the water's edge, which shapes both their exposure to erosion and their long history as landmarks for people arriving by sea.
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Defining ProcessCoastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. 1 Coastal Rock Formations
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1. Wikipedia: Coastal erosion
WikipediaCoastal erosion, lead sentenceQuote, Coastal erosion, lead sentence
Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms.
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