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CUSPATE FORELAND [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A large cape or broad triangular landform of alluvial material having crescent-shaped indentations on either side, whose apex points seaward along an open coast.

CONT

Cuspate forelands can be described as triangular beaches. Their origin is due to longshore drift operating on a coastline from two different directions. The two sets of storm waves build up a series of ridges ... creating the triangular feature.

CONT

Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Dungeness : deux dérives littorales en sens opposé constitue un saillant triangulaire.

Spanish

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