The supply of sediment is gradually diminishing under the combined pressure of human and natural causes.
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The white sands of Florida’s Emerald Coast beaches are primarily comprised of quartz grains from the southern Appalachian Mountains.
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For many people, there is great joy and good summer business to be found on the widest beach in New Jersey and one of the widest on any coast.
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This stretch of coastline in Western Australia is a popular recreational site for people and an important stopover site for migratory birds.
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Sandy beaches are growing in some parts of the world and shrinking quickly in others, including one-third of marine protected areas.
The estuarine inlets of Spain’s Galicia coast are some of the most productive places to grow mussels.
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Winds and waves from a February 2013 nor'easter churned up the seafloor and beaches around coastal Massachusetts.
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Close-packed beach ridges show the position of prior shorelines.
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