When water loses its energy, any sediment it is carrying is deposited. The build-up of deposited sediment can form different features along the coast.

Hard rock such as chalk is more resistant to the processes of erosion. When the softer rock is eroded inwards, the hard rock sticks out into the sea, forming a headland. A wave-cut platform is ...

A. & Kleber, M. Erosion, deposition, and the persistence of soil organic matter: mechanistic considerations and problems with terminology. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2013) doi ...