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Sunday 28 July 2013

15 INCREDIBLE SPITS ON EARTH


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15 Incredible Spits on Earth
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The World Geography, 27 July 2013.

In geography, Spit is a landform made by the deposition of sand by the movement of tides. Spits are narrow and elongated - one end is attached to the mainland and the other is out in open water. A spit develops when waves meet the beach at an oblique angle, moving sediment down the beach and into the open waters where it is deposited in a narrow strip. As a spit grows, it might become stable and fertile and even support habitation. Here are some spectacular and scenic spits around the world...

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La Dune de Bouctouche, Canada. Source: Canadian Maritimes.


Top image: Farewell Spit, New Zealand. Credit: DS355/Flickr.



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