Spurn Head
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Spurn Point
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Rock Groyne
Mappleton
Spurn Head• Located on the Humber
Estuary on the East Yorkshire Coast.
Rock types on the Holderness coast
Spurn Head
Spurn Head
Waves
Constructive waves
Destructive waves
Sediment in the sea
Longshore drift • Longshore drift is the movement of material along the beach in a zig zag pattern.
• The swash approaches at an angle to the beach pushing the sediment with it.
• The backwash pulled by gravity drags the beach material back into the sea where the process repeats.