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Shorelines

Images in this gallery depict faetures associated with geological processes along shorelines.
Plunging wave at Bandon, OR
Plunging wave at Bandon, OR
Barrier beach and stack, Big Sur, CA
Barrier beach and stack, Big Sur, CA
Low tide at the Bay of Fundy, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Low tide at the Bay of Fundy, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
High Tide at the Bay of Fundy, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
High Tide at the Bay of Fundy, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Wave cut bench, Point Fermin, CA
Wave cut bench, Point Fermin, CA
Stacks at Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, WA
Stacks at Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, WA
Stacks undercut by wave activity is exposed as tide ebbs, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Stacks undercut by wave activity is exposed as tide ebbs, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Stacks, Samuel Boardman State Park, OR
Stacks, Samuel Boardman State Park, OR
Sea cliff and wave cut bench, Shore Acres State Park, Coos Bay, OR
Sea cliff and wave cut bench, Shore Acres State Park, Coos Bay, OR
Small sea arch, Point Loma, CA
Small sea arch, Point Loma, CA
Sea arch and stack, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA
Sea arch and stack, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA
Cuspate beach, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, CA
Cuspate beach, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, CA
Black sand beach, Kalapana, HI
Black sand beach, Kalapana, HI
Rip current, Picture Rocks National Lakeshore, MI
Rip current, Picture Rocks National Lakeshore, MI
Wave refraction on Green Bay headlands, Peninsula State Park, WI
Wave refraction on Green Bay headlands, Peninsula State Park, WI
Cobble beach at Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, ME
Cobble beach at Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, ME
Groins and breakwaters along Lake Michigan shoreline, Lake Forest, IL
Groins and breakwaters along Lake Michigan shoreline, Lake Forest, IL
Groins along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Lake Bluff, IL
Groins along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Lake Bluff, IL
 Beach and sea cliffs at Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
Beach and sea cliffs at Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
Shell accumulation on a beach after a storm, Sanibel Island, FL
Shell accumulation on a beach after a storm, Sanibel Island, FL
Beach sediments comprised of shell fragments along the Gulf Coast, Clearwater Beach, FL
Beach sediments comprised of shell fragments along the Gulf Coast, Clearwater Beach, FL
 Iron coated quartz and K-feldspar comprise most of this beach  sand along the Lake Superior shoreline, Presque Isle, MI
Iron coated quartz and K-feldspar comprise most of this beach sand along the Lake Superior shoreline, Presque Isle, MI
Glassy cinder fragments comprise a black sand beach, Kalapana, HI
Glassy cinder fragments comprise a black sand beach, Kalapana, HI
Olivine is a major component of a green sand beach, Kapoho HI
Olivine is a major component of a green sand beach, Kapoho HI
Spouting horn, Poi Pu Beach, Kauai, HI
Spouting horn, Poi Pu Beach, Kauai, HI
Spilling waves, Winthrop Harbor, IL
Spilling waves, Winthrop Harbor, IL
Tidal Bore on the Petticodiac River, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Tidal Bore on the Petticodiac River, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Rip rap used to reduce cliff erosion, Point Loma, CA
Rip rap used to reduce cliff erosion, Point Loma, CA
Concrete rip rap, Winthrop Harbor, IL
Concrete rip rap, Winthrop Harbor, IL
Constructive interference of incomiing waves and rebound wave, Illinois Beach State Park, IL
Constructive interference of incomiing waves and rebound wave, Illinois Beach State Park, IL
Stack and arch, Second Beach, Olympic National Park, WA
Stack and arch, Second Beach, Olympic National Park, WA
Seastars  and kelp, Bandon Beach State Park, OR
Seastars and kelp, Bandon Beach State Park, OR
Tombolo, Acadia National Park, ME
Tombolo, Acadia National Park, ME
Pholad borings, Pt. Fermin, CA
Pholad borings, Pt. Fermin, CA
 Sea cliffs along the coast at Big Sur, CA
Sea cliffs along the coast at Big Sur, CA
Jetties at Waukegan Harbor,  Waukegan, IL
Jetties at Waukegan Harbor, Waukegan, IL
Ebb tide at Bandon Beach, Bandon, OR
Ebb tide at Bandon Beach, Bandon, OR
Sunrise at Face Rock, Bandon Beach, Bandon, OR
Sunrise at Face Rock, Bandon Beach, Bandon, OR
Bandon Beach sunset, Bandon, OR
Bandon Beach sunset, Bandon, OR
Ecola Beach State Park, OR
Ecola Beach State Park, OR
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Bandon Beach in the early morning, Bandon, OR
Bandon Beach in the early morning, Bandon, OR
Foreshore and backshore berm, Paliholi Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
Foreshore and backshore berm, Paliholi Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
Concretions in sandstone, Coos Bay, OR
Concretions in sandstone, Coos Bay, OR