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255:, Mirissa, Sri Lanka
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712:Cape York Peninsula
708:, Western Australia
551:Cape Disappointment
480:- man made landform
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497:Cape Morris Jesup
424:, California, USA
253:Coconut Tree Hill
200:Cape of Good Hope
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1302:Pocket beach
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1191:Strand plain
1136:Natural arch
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780:Diamond Head
730:Sydney Heads
714:, Queensland
706:Cape Leeuwin
682:Sydney Heads
643:, California
631:, New Jersey
625:, California
605:Cascade Head
595:, California
589:, New Jersey
565:, Washington
553:, Washington
539:Cape Charles
435:Cape Chidley
346:Sagres Point
300:Cap Gris-Nez
292:Cabo da Roca
259:Indira Point
241:Cape Comorin
235:Cape Dezhnev
231:, Goa, India
229:Cabo de Rama
194:Cape Spartel
178:, Mozambique
176:Cape Delgado
172:, Mozambique
164:Cape Bojador
158:Cape Agulhas
148:, Mauritania
82:
76:, and steep
70:rocky shores
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1698:River plume
1512:Steep coast
1485:Rocky shore
1480:Rip current
1360:River delta
1332:Wash margin
1327:Storm beach
1317:Shell beach
1282:Beach wrack
1277:Beach ridge
1267:Beach cusps
1216:Tied island
1206:Tidal marsh
929:Archipelago
824:, Argentina
753:Cape Reinga
743:Cape Egmont
737:New Zealand
667:Koko Crater
663:Hanauma Bay
641:Point Reyes
637:, Minnesota
617:Hilton Head
611:Heceta Head
453:Cape Norman
447:Cape Freels
422:Point Reyes
312:Cape Eminem
306:Cape Arkona
284:Beachy Head
276:Beachy Head
247:Cape Engaño
1731:Categories
1626:Grain size
1600:Submersion
1577:Management
1562:Wind fetch
1522:Surf break
1440:Flat coast
1370:regressive
1156:Salt marsh
1014:Coral reef
846:References
763:North Cape
726:, Tasmania
720:, Tasmania
695:, Tasmania
583:, Virginia
581:Cape Henry
577:, Delaware
541:, Virginia
459:Cape Spear
397:North Cape
393:, Scotland
385:Land's End
376:Great Orme
360:, Scotland
358:Cape Wrath
338:, Bulgaria
330:Cape Greco
274:Cliffs at
72:, intense
58:promontory
31:Land's End
1737:Headlands
1585:Accretion
1567:Wind wave
1527:Surf zone
1382:Processes
1355:Mouth bar
1312:Recession
1292:Beachrock
1211:Tide pool
1141:Peninsula
1029:cliff-top
916:Landforms
816:Cape Horn
802:Cape Horn
786:Koko Head
758:East Cape
700:Australia
671:Koko Head
557:Cape Fear
535:, Florida
485:Greenland
370:Gibraltar
366:, England
364:Dungeness
314:, Bulgary
308:, Germany
286:, England
278:, England
225:, Lebanon
196:, Morocco
190:, Morocco
184:, Morocco
182:Cape Juby
166:, Morocco
154:, Senegal
144:Cap Blanc
136:, Morocco
110:peninsula
102:limestone
78:sea cliff
33:, England
1716:Category
1542:Undertow
1495:Sea foam
1490:Sea cave
1390:Blowhole
1232:Windwatt
1091:Headland
939:Avulsion
829:See also
788:, Hawaii
782:, Hawaii
613:, Oregon
607:, Oregon
601:, Alaska
587:Cape May
545:Cape Cod
527:Cape Ann
405:, France
332:, Cyprus
302:, France
237:, Russia
152:Cap-Vert
114:sediment
50:landform
39:headland
1666:shingle
1646:granule
1631:boulder
1609:Related
1505:peresyp
1415:Current
1350:Debouch
1259:Beaches
1226:Waituna
1221:Tombolo
1131:Mudflat
1126:Machair
1116:Isthmus
1036:Estuary
979:Channel
812:, Chile
804:, Chile
654:Oceania
649:, Maine
478:Ontario
474:Toronto
106:granite
74:erosion
47:coastal
45:, is a
1656:pebble
1651:gravel
1641:cobble
1186:Strait
1166:Skerry
1121:Lagoon
1106:Island
1061:Fundus
964:Bodden
866:
504:Mexico
429:Canada
266:Europe
223:Beirut
125:Africa
104:, and
1537:Swash
1500:Shoal
1181:Stack
1171:Sound
1161:Shoal
1111:Islet
1096:Inlet
1086:Hapua
1051:Fjord
1046:Fjard
1041:Firth
989:Coast
984:Cliff
959:Bight
934:Atoll
380:Wales
98:chalk
94:clays
90:sands
66:waves
1671:silt
1661:sand
1636:clay
1365:mega
1176:Spit
1146:Reef
1076:Gulf
1024:Dune
1019:Cove
974:Cape
944:Ayre
864:ISBN
665:and
217:Asia
92:and
85:bays
62:cape
43:head
1151:Ria
1081:Gut
1071:Geo
1066:Gat
954:Bay
669:at
1733::
476:,
472:,
378:,
100:,
80:.
68:,
37:A
900:e
893:t
886:v
870:.
344:/
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