Emergent coastline
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An emergent coastline is a stretch along the coast that has been exposed by the sea by a relative fall in sea levels by either
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Emergent coastline are the opposite of submergent coastlines, which have experienced a relative rise in sea levels.[1]
The emergent coastline may have several specific landforms:
- Raised beach or machair
- Wave cut platform
- Sea cave such as King's Cave, Isle of Arran
The Scottish Gaelic word machair or machar refers to a fertile low-lying raised beach found on some of the coastlines of Ireland and Scotland (especially the Outer Hebrides).
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References
- ^ "Emergent and Submergent Coasts". Pennsylvania State University. InTeGrate. Retrieved 31 May 2020.