Question
Describe the formation of a Spit.
Answer
- It forms on a shallow shore at a point where the coastline bends landward.
- Deposition occurs as the longshore drift is halted.
- More materials / deposits are piled up forming an elongated low lying ridge growing towards the sea.
- The elongated low lying ridge with one end attached to the coast and the other
projecting into the sea is the spit.
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