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[[Image:Pebbleswithquarzite.jpg|right|thumb|Pebbles on a shingle beach in [[Somerset]], England]][[File:Shingle Beach in Hillsburn Nova Scotia Canada.jpg|thumb|Shingle Beach in Hillsburn Nova Scotia Canada]] |
[[Image:Pebbleswithquarzite.jpg|right|thumb|Pebbles on a shingle beach in [[Somerset]], England]][[File:Shingle Beach in Hillsburn Nova Scotia Canada.jpg|thumb|Shingle Beach in Hillsburn Nova Scotia Canada]] |
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A ''' beach''' (also referred to as '''rocky beach''' or '''pebble beach''') is a [[beach]] which is [[armor (hydrology)|armoured]] with [[pebble]]s or small- to medium-sized [[Cobble (geology)|cobbles]] (as opposed to fine [[sand]]). Typically, the stone composition may grade from characteristic sizes ranging from {{convert|2|to|200|mm|in|1}} diameter.{{Citation needed|reason=source for figures|date=April 2022}} |
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[[Image:Torrisdalebay.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shingle beach at [[Torrisdale Bay, Argyll|Torrisdale Bay]], [[Argyll and Bute]], Scotland]] |
[[Image:Torrisdalebay.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shingle beach at [[Torrisdale Bay, Argyll|Torrisdale Bay]], [[Argyll and Bute]], Scotland]] |
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While this beach [[landform]] is most commonly found in [[Europe]], examples are found in [[Bahrain]], [[Short Beach (Oregon)|North America]], and a number of other world regions, such as the west coast of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]], where they are associated with the shingle fans of [[braided river]]s. Though created at shorelines, [[post-glacial rebound]] can raise shingle beaches as high as {{convert|200|m|ft}} above sea level, as on the [[High Coast]] in Sweden. |
While this beach [[landform]] is most commonly found in [[Europe]], examples are found in [[Bahrain]], [[Short Beach (Oregon)|North America]], and a number of other world regions, such as the west coast of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]], where they are associated with the shingle fans of [[braided river]]s. Though created at shorelines, [[post-glacial rebound]] can raise shingle beaches as high as {{convert|200|m|ft}} above sea level, as on the [[High Coast]] in Sweden. |
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A beach (also referred to as rocky beach or pebble beach) is a beach which is armoured with pebbles or small- to medium-sized cobbles (as opposed to fine sand). Typically, the stone composition may grade from characteristic sizes ranging from 2 to 200 millimetres (0.1 to 7.9 in) diameter.[citation needed]
While this beach landform is most commonly found in Europe, examples are found in Bahrain, North America, and a number of other world regions, such as the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, where they are associated with the shingle fans of braided rivers. Though created at shorelines, post-glacial rebound can raise shingle beaches as high as 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, as on the High Coast in Sweden.
The ecosystems formed by this unique association of rock and sand allow colonization by a variety of rare and endangered species.[1]
Formation
Shingle beaches are typically steep, because the waves easily flow through the coarse, porous surface of the beach, decreasing the effect of backwash erosion and increasing the formation of sediment into a steeply sloping beach.[2]
Tourism
Shingle beaches are rare, made up of thousands of smooth rocks with varying geological qualities. The ocean naturally smooths the various rocks over time with crashing waves. Shingle beaches are popular for the varying rock types that can be found.
Examples
- Alby, Öland, Sweden
- Birdling's Flat, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Brighton, Sussex, England
- Chesil Beach, Dorset, England
- Dungeness, Kent, England
- Egypt Beach, Scituate, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Étretat, Normandy, France
- Fécamp, Normandy, France
- Hillsburn, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Hawar Islands, Bahrain
- Herne Bay, Kent, England
- Humarock, Scituate, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Lambert's Cove Beach, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Le Tilleul, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Osmussaar, Lääne County, Estonia
- Slapton Sands, Devon, England
- Short Beach, Oregon, United States of America
- Southsea, Hampshire, England
- The Stade, Sussex, England
- Sõrve Pensula, Estonia
- Yport, Normandy, France
- Zlatni Rat, Bol, Croatia
- Zrće, Novalja, Gajac, Croatia
- Jaz Beach, Budva, Montenegro
- Bagolatao Beach, Minalabac, Camarines Sur, Philippines[3]
See also
References
- ^ UK's rare shingle beaches at risk, Alex Kirby, BBC News Online, June 3, 2003
- ^ Easterbrook, Don J. Surface Processes and Landforms. 1999 Prentice-Hall Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ
- ^ "The Pebble Beach in Bagolatao, Minilabac". 25 December 2014.
Further reading
- Chapman, V. J. (2016) Coastal Vegetation chapter 9: Shingle Beaches. Second edition, Elsevier. ISBN 9781483279589
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