Sub Or Em Flashcards
(16 cards)
Rias
Submergent
Fjords
Submergent
Dalmatian coast
Submergent
Raised beaches
Emergent
Relict cliffs
Emergent
Wave cut platforms
Emergent
Example of rias
Avon estuary in Devon
Example of a fjord
Norway
Example of a Dalmatian coast
Croatia
Example of raised beaches
Isle of Arran in Scotland
Example of relict cliffs
Isle of Arran, Scotland
Rias =
Drowned river valleys, close to the mouth, normally in the form of estuary’s
Fjords =
Drowned glacial valleys, typically deeper and steeper-sided than rias
Dalmatian coast =
When valleys run parallel to the cast and get submerged, creating long narrow islands and inlets
Raised beaches =
Former beaches now above current sea level due to isostatic rebound
Relict cliffs
Old cliff lines inland from the current coastline. Due to isostatic rebound