THE POWER OF OCEAN WAVES
PEGGY’S COVE, NS
CABOT PARK, PEI
DUNCAN’S COVE, NS
EROSION AND DEPOSITION Ocean waves are continuously shaping coastlines by wearing down some areas such as headlands and building up others such as beaches in bays.
Beaches are some of the most attractive features in Atlantic Canada, and indeed around the world. Beaches are created by the work of waves. BEACHES
Waves crash against the shore with great force. They erode headlands, producing sediments such as sand which is then carried by the waves to the shore and deposited on a beach.
Sandy beach on PEI
Cavendish Beach, PEI
Broad Cove Beach, Cape Breton Island
Beach in Nice, France
Not all beach sediment is sand. Hirtle’s Beach, NS
Not all beaches are beaches - Pebble Beach Golf Course, California
Let’s review where beach sand comes from. We’ll also take a look at some of the spectacular scenery waves carve out when they are producing beach sand.
Wave Refraction The Bending of Wave Fronts HeadlandsSea Caves Sea ArchesSea Stacks
Some Famous and Not-So-Famous Headlands:
Headland at Cavendish, PEI
Sandstone headlands at Cavendish, PEI
Monterey, California
Southern France
Pebble Beach, California
Duncan’s Cove, NS
Rocky headlands Acadia National Park, Maine
My boy (and headlands of course!) Blomidon, NS
Cape Split (Bay of Fundy, NS)
Cape Split, NS High Tide Low Tide
Cape Split
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