Slapton sands

Question 1

background

Answer 1

-they bay is 15 miles long and runs from Start Point in the South to Warren point in the North.

Question 2

processes in start bay

Answer 2

• erosion via hydraulic action, waver quarrying, solution and abrasion is most obvious on the south side of start point.
  -the prevailing south westerly winds in start bay lead to LSD in a northward direction.
  -offshore currents cycle material from the North of the bay back to the south showing the CLOSED NATURE OF THE CELL.
  -marine transgression occurred when sea levels rose the water pushed this beach inland.

Question 3

sediment inputs

Answer 3

-marine transgression (sea)
-the coastline via erosion
-the dart estuary.

Question 4

landforms

Answer 4

• Slapton sands bar is 4km long and has led to a freshwater lagoon.
  -the dancing beggars are a series of stacks to the North of the bay off the small headland at Combe point.
  -small beach at hallsands.
  -old hallsands has a wave cut platform.

Question 5

management

Answer 5

• 5 shingle bastions built in 2014, which were eroded.
  -torcross and beesands both have sea walls protected by rock armour as they are the high value area.
  -250k tonnes of shingle was moved from strete to torcross and then was washed away in one night.
  -road realignment which allows it to be used for another 30 years.
  -rip rap was placed in front of the car park however this didn’t stop erosion in torcross and has needed regular reworking.
• improve 700m rock revetment at torcross.