Shingle beach
A shingle beach, also known as either a cobble beach or gravel beach, is a commonly narrow
While this type of beach is most commonly found in Europe, examples are also found in Bahrain, North America, and a number of other world regions, such as the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, where they are associated with the shingle fans of braided rivers. Though created at shorelines, post-glacial rebound can raise shingle beaches as high as 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, as on the High Coast in Sweden.
The ecosystems formed by this association of rock and sand allow colonization by a variety of rare and endangered species.[4]
Formation
Shingle beaches are typically steep, because the waves easily flow through the coarse, porous surface of the beach, decreasing the effect of backwash erosion and increasing the formation of sediment into a steeply sloping beach.[5]
Tourism
Shingle beaches are rare, made up of thousands of smooth rocks with varying geological qualities. The ocean naturally smooths the various rocks over time with crashing waves. Shingle beaches are popular for the varying rock types that can be found.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-68015-178-7
- ISBN 978-94-017-8800-7
- ISBN 978-0-262-51832-1
- ^ UK's rare shingle beaches at risk, Alex Kirby, BBC News Online, June 3, 2003
- ^ Easterbrook, Don J. Surface Processes and Landforms. 1999 Prentice-Hall Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ
Further reading
- Chapman, V. J. (2016) Coastal Vegetation chapter 9: Shingle Beaches. Second edition, Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-7958-9
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