Haff and Dalmation coasts

Question 1

Haff

Answer 1

Located along the southern Baltic coastline and named after the Haffs, or lagoons, of the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.

Characterized by long spits of sand that run parallel to the low coast.

During the Devensian Glacial large amounts of sand and gravel were deposited offshore

After the glacial period had ended the material was then deposited nearer to the land by constructive waves

This formed bars across bays and river mouths trapping the water behind to form a lagoon (Haff)

These are a feature of low-energy coastlines

Question 2

Dalmation

Answer 2

Named after the Dalmatian region of Croatia.

Formed as a result of tectonic forces and sea level rise

Tectonic activity forms anticlines and syncline which run parallel to the sea

Sea level rise after the Devensian Glacial then flooded the synclines leaving the anticlines standing above the water

The result is a series of islands which run parallel to the coast

Feature long islands and coastal inlets that run parallel to the coastline.

Normally occur in high energy environments from where there is eustatic or isostatic change creating a submerging coastline.​