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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

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Domain accumulative coastal landforms
  • kuhjelistel randadel saarte või madalike/karide taga kujunenud maasäär, mis ühendab saart rannajoonega
  • a deposition coastal landform in which a near-shore island/rocky shallow is attached to the mainland by a narrow coastal spit or bar. Formed due wave refraction around the island and accompanied longshore drift towards the wave shadow where the deposition occurs. May consist of sand, gravel, pebbles.
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  • Kujunevad lainete refraktsioonil ehk paindumisel ümber saare, mil pikirändega liigutatakse setteid saare varju. Koosnevad liivast, kruusast, klibust.

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