Therefore it removes more materials from the coast than are deposited on it. Joints in the rocks - The more joints a rock has the more exposed it is to erosion‚ this is because air gets in the rock and when water gets into the joints it lubricates the rock and makes it slippery. This increased the weight and causes the block to fall off. The more joints there is‚ the weaker the rock is. Rock arrangement - A coastline that is parallel to the coast is called a concordant or "Pacific" coastline.
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Introduction: Apple‚ Inc. is an electronics and software company based in California‚ USA. Originally known as Apple Computer‚ the company is familiar to most people as innovators of the personal computer as it is known today. Apple Computer had introduced many of the now-commonplace features of personal computers‚ including the GUI‚ the mouse‚ the floppy disk drive‚ and color graphics. Apple Computer ’s Macintosh line of PC ’s had brought numerous software and hardware components within reach
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1.1. Geological and geographical setting Ras El Hekma area is a part of NW coast of Egypt‚ it lies on the Mediterranean Sea west of Alexandria City for about 220 km‚ it seems as triangle headland extending into the Mediterranean sea for about 15 km‚ it covers about 230 km² (Fig.1). Fig.1: Location map of the study area and selected field surveying sites The major geomorphic features of Ras El Hekma area are oriented in E/W direction‚ parallel to the present shoreline. The geology of the study
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Biology‚ University of Oran‚ Laboratory Network for Environmental Monitoring (LRSE)‚ Oran‚ Algeria 2 Department of Plant Science‚ Faculty of Agriculture‚ University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine‚ Bucharest‚ Romania Key words: Oran coast‚ Biodiversity‚ Vegetation‚ coastal flora‚ Marsat-El Hadjaj. Article published on April 11‚ 2015 Abstract According to Eurostat report data (EU Statistical Office) the enormous impact of tourism on ecosystems would be one of the most important causes
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Wight. Meeting the environmental needs are pivotal for two places with many different reasons. One example is the mass development in places like Dubai. There were many concerns after the Palm Jumeirah was created‚ a luxurious island located on the coast of Dubai. Wrecking fragile coral reefs due to managed retreat has devastated local fish stocks that support endangered sea birds. Buildings have also exacerbated other problems like a total decline in 20 species‚ including the twobar seabream and silver
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They have a lot of pretty things their like landmarks and cities. Alonso de Ojeda was the one man to find a different island. So when he did he named the country Venezuela. Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America. With different attractions. Along its coast are tropical resort islands including Isla de Margarita and the Los Roques Archipelago.On the islands they have beaches for the guest you can feel the water as you swim. To the northwest the Andes Mountains and the
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groynes‚ harbours‚ jetties)‚ people walking on dunes and pollution. Although structures such as a groyne is used to help withstand beach erosion it is stopping sand from replenishing beaches further down a coast. This is because it is stopping the sand normally moved by longshore drift. People walking on dunes increases the rate of erosion. This causes the dune to become extremely unstable‚ making it dangerous - especially if there is a big drop. When the
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A Feasibility study on KEING BEACH RESORT In Pitogo‚ Zamboanga del Sur A Feasibility Study Presented to the Faculty of the College of Business and Economics In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Presented by Marjorie A. Espinosa Juneil L. Amarela Gremar J. Araniego Introduction A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for vacations and/or tourism. Resorts are places
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calls the most delicate and beautiful of all the shore’s inhabitants that are the flowers‚ that as she says that they are no plant‚ but animal‚ and there are a big variety of them.‚ and she was amazed by its beauty‚ and fragility. On a beach‚ on the coast of Georgia she was walking over the sand at the moment of a sunset‚ she looked back at the where was the pool (shore) and the only sounds that she could hear at that moment was the wind and the birds‚ the ones who stood at the edge of the water‚ and
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Beach Erosion on Long Beach Island and the Grand Strand Earth 111 ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Long Beach Island is a barrier island located approximately one mile off of the southern coast of New Jersey. The island in some areas is only a half-mile wide‚ with some areas‚ which are even narrower. Therefore‚ coastal erosion and flooding are both major concerns for the residents. Most of the island’s eighteen miles of beaches have experienced significant damage
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