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27:For other uses, see
1641:Coastal engineering
732:Cape York Peninsula
728:, Western Australia
571:Cape Disappointment
500:- man made landform
404:, Cornwall, England
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1019:Coastal waterfall
928:Coastal geography
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752:, New South Wales
517:Cape Morris Jesup
444:, California, USA
270:Coconut Tree Hill
211:Cape of Good Hope
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1322:Pocket beach
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1211:Strand plain
1156:Natural arch
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830:Cape Froward
800:Diamond Head
750:Sydney Heads
734:, Queensland
726:Cape Leeuwin
702:Sydney Heads
663:, California
651:, New Jersey
645:, California
625:Cascade Head
615:, California
609:, New Jersey
585:, Washington
573:, Washington
559:Cape Charles
455:Cape Chidley
426:St Bees Head
363:Sagres Point
317:Cap Gris-Nez
309:Cabo da Roca
276:Indira Point
264:Cape of Fire
252:Cape Dezhnev
246:Cape Comorin
242:, Goa, India
240:Cabo de Rama
205:Cape Spartel
189:, Mozambique
187:Cape Delgado
183:, Mozambique
175:Cape Bojador
169:Cape Agulhas
159:, Mauritania
93:
87:, and steep
81:rocky shores
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47:
1718:River plume
1532:Steep coast
1505:Rocky shore
1500:Rip current
1380:River delta
1352:Wash margin
1347:Storm beach
1337:Shell beach
1302:Beach wrack
1297:Beach ridge
1287:Beach cusps
1236:Tied island
1226:Tidal marsh
949:Archipelago
844:, Argentina
773:Cape Reinga
763:Cape Egmont
757:New Zealand
687:Koko Crater
683:Hanauma Bay
661:Point Reyes
657:, Minnesota
637:Hilton Head
631:Heceta Head
473:Cape Norman
467:Cape Freels
442:Point Reyes
323:Cape Arkona
301:Beachy Head
293:Beachy Head
258:Cape Engaño
1751:Categories
1646:Grain size
1620:Submersion
1597:Management
1582:Wind fetch
1542:Surf break
1460:Flat coast
1390:regressive
1176:Salt marsh
1034:Coral reef
866:References
783:North Cape
746:, Tasmania
740:, Tasmania
715:, Tasmania
603:, Virginia
601:Cape Henry
597:, Delaware
561:, Virginia
479:Cape Spear
414:North Cape
410:, Scotland
402:Land's End
393:Great Orme
377:, Scotland
375:Cape Wrath
355:, Bulgaria
347:Cape Greco
331:, Bulgaria
329:Cape Emine
291:Cliffs at
83:, intense
69:promontory
42:Land's End
1757:Headlands
1605:Accretion
1587:Wind wave
1547:Surf zone
1402:Processes
1375:Mouth bar
1332:Recession
1312:Beachrock
1231:Tide pool
1161:Peninsula
1049:cliff-top
936:Landforms
836:Cape Horn
822:Cape Horn
806:Koko Head
778:East Cape
720:Australia
691:Koko Head
577:Cape Fear
555:, Florida
505:Greenland
387:Gibraltar
383:, England
381:Dungeness
325:, Germany
303:, England
295:, England
236:, Lebanon
207:, Morocco
201:, Morocco
195:, Morocco
193:Cape Juby
177:, Morocco
165:, Senegal
155:Cap Blanc
147:, Morocco
121:peninsula
113:limestone
89:sea cliff
44:, England
18:Headlands
1736:Category
1562:Undertow
1515:Sea foam
1510:Sea cave
1410:Blowhole
1252:Windwatt
1111:Headland
959:Avulsion
849:See also
808:, Hawaii
802:, Hawaii
633:, Oregon
627:, Oregon
621:, Alaska
607:Cape May
565:Cape Cod
547:Cape Ann
422:, France
349:, Cyprus
319:, France
254:, Russia
163:Cap-Vert
125:sediment
61:landform
50:headland
1686:shingle
1666:granule
1651:boulder
1629:Related
1525:peresyp
1435:Current
1370:Debouch
1279:Beaches
1246:Waituna
1241:Tombolo
1151:Mudflat
1146:Machair
1136:Isthmus
1056:Estuary
999:Channel
832:, Chile
824:, Chile
674:Oceania
669:, Maine
498:Ontario
494:Toronto
117:granite
85:erosion
58:coastal
56:, is a
1676:pebble
1671:gravel
1661:cobble
1206:Strait
1186:Skerry
1141:Lagoon
1126:Island
1081:Fundus
984:Bodden
886:
524:Mexico
449:Canada
283:Europe
234:Beirut
136:Africa
115:, and
1557:Swash
1520:Shoal
1201:Stack
1191:Sound
1181:Shoal
1131:Islet
1116:Inlet
1106:Hapua
1071:Fjord
1066:Fjard
1061:Firth
1009:Coast
1004:Cliff
979:Bight
954:Atoll
397:Wales
109:chalk
105:clays
101:sands
77:waves
1691:silt
1681:sand
1656:clay
1385:mega
1196:Spit
1166:Reef
1096:Gulf
1044:Dune
1039:Cove
994:Cape
964:Ayre
884:ISBN
685:and
228:Asia
103:and
96:bays
73:cape
54:head
1171:Ria
1101:Gut
1091:Geo
1086:Gat
974:Bay
689:at
1753::
496:,
492:,
395:,
111:,
91:.
79:,
48:A
920:e
913:t
906:v
890:.
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