A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline. It usually consists of loose particles which are composed of sand, gravel, and/or pebbles. Beaches form as waves deposit sand and other sediments and wind pushes these sediments inland, creating a beach and accompanying sand dunes. As a result, beaches are known as deposition landmasses.
The process of deposition can be accelerated by storms and other severe weather, causing a beach to grow or shrink depending on which direction the sediment is moving in.
Winds can affect a dune by eroding sand particles from the windward side and depositing them on the leeward side. Gradually this action causes the dune to "migrate" inland. As the dune “migrates”, it accumulates more and more sand causing larger dunes. Sandbanks Provincial Park provides an excellent example of a deposition landmass.
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