Coastal landforms and processes

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Across
  1. 2. a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea
  2. 6. a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
  3. 7. a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores.
  4. 8. the mechanical scraping of a rock surface by friction between rocks and moving particles during their transport by wind, glacier, waves, gravity, running water or erosion.
  5. 10. a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.
  6. 13. a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.
  7. 14. a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.
Down
  1. 1. a long, narrow sandbank, especially at the mouth of a river.
  2. 3. a form of coastal or river erosion, when the bed load is eroded by itself and the bed.
  3. 4. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  4. 5. a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea.
  5. 9. a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks.
  6. 11. a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.
  7. 12. a low wall or sturdy timber barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting.