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TIDE
WAVE
minor fluvial
FLUVIAL
river
channel
river
channel
river
channel
river
channel
estuary
(tidal inlet)
lagoonal
estuary
LAND
lagoon
strandplain
tidal sand bars
spit
barrier island
wave-dominated
delta
SEA
fluvial-dominated
delta
deltas
Figure A6.14
Sketch illustrating the spectrum of coastal morphological features and the processes dominant in each case. The
importance of waves, tides and fl uvial input is shown schematically by the boxes at the top of each fi gure; tapering of the box
indicates less infl uence of that process.
