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Discordant coastlines may give rise to sea arches such as Durdle Door

A discordant coastline is a type of coastline formed when rock types of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the shore. Discordant coastlines feature distinctive landforms because the rocks are eroded by ocean waves. The less resistant rocks erode faster, creating inlets or bays; the more resistant rocks erode more slowly, remaining as headlands or outcroppings. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A concordant coastline is a coastline where bands of different rock types run parallel to the shore. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 885 KB) Summary Durdle Door England Taken on 05/31/2004 By Sean Davis (wikipedia user skez) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 885 KB) Summary Durdle Door England Taken on 05/31/2004 By Sean Davis (wikipedia user skez) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rainbow Bridge was formed by a meandering watercourse A natural arch or natural bridge is a formation (or landform) where a rock arch forms, with a natural passageway through underneath. ... Durdle Door Durdle Door (sometimes spelt Durdle Dor) is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near West Lulworth in Dorset, England. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... Resistance can mean one of: electrical resistance antibiotic resistance resistance to a disease (see related subject immunology) a political resistance movement military resistance against foreign occupation geological resistance fluid resistance thermal resistance This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case of... The worlds oceans as seen from the South Pacific Ocean Oceans (from Okeanos in Greek, the ancient Greeks noticing the strong current that flowed off Gibraltar and assuming it was a great river) cover almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth, and nearly half of the... A WAVES Photographer 3rd Class The WAVES were a World War II era division of the U.S. Navy that consisted entirely of women. ... Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a body of water, mmusually sea water, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea lough... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ...

N.B. Right: Durdle door is actually part of a concordant coastline and not part of a discordant coastline, it is simply an example of an arch

See also

• Concordant coastline

A concordant coastline is a coastline where bands of different rock types run parallel to the shore. ...

External link

• Online Physical Geography Tutorial (BROKEN)