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Beach cusps

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Beach cusps are shoreline formations made up of various grades of sediment arranged in an arc pattern. The horns of each arc are made up of coarser material, while the embayment between them contains finer sediment.

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Beach cusps (Wikipedia)
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
    Beach cusps are shoreline formations made up of various grades of sediment in an arc pattern
  • Caused By: Sedimentation, Lead paragraph
    Beach cusps are shoreline formations made up of various grades of sediment in an arc pattern.
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