Steep Shore Zones: Cape Schanck This is the Cape Schanck Lighthouse, which is part of Mornington Peninsula National Park in Victoria, Australia. It is just south of Melbourne, Australia, which is the 2 nd largest city in the country, after Sydney. More importantly, this area is a classic example of a steep shore zone.

Steep Shore Zones This is Cape Schanck. Here is the Cape Schanck Lighthouse. Here is Pulpit Rock.

Here is a closer look. Can you areas where weathering, erosion, and deposition are occurring?

Tombolo formation at the Cape: How is this feature formed? Is this a steep shore zone or a flat shore zone?

How do tombolos form?

Features shown here have been weathered to varying degrees: On a scale of 1 to 5 (least to most weathered): ? ? ? What do you think?

Other Steep Shore Zone Features Pulpit Rock

Other Steep Shore Zone Features Sometimes steep shore zone features don’t have names.