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Answer» The landforms like beaches, sand bar, lagoons are formed due to depositional work of the sea waves. (i) Beach: - Large amount of sediments come from the landward side in areas between two adjoining headlands.
- Moreover, as these areas are shallow, the velocity of the waves decreases.
- As a result, the sediments that come from the land, as well as those coming from the deep sea, get deposited in this area.
- Predominantly fine sand gets settled along the coast.
- Such sandy deposits along the coasts are called beaches.
(ii) Lagoon: - The brackish water separated from the seawater by sand bars and lying in the areas between the coast and bars is called a lagoon.
- As the waters are separated from the open sea, large waves are not generated.
- These lagoons run parallel to the sea coast.
(iii) Sand bars: - Sand gets deposited along the sides of the headlands.
- The deposition extends parallel to the coast from one headland to the next.
- Over a period of time, these deposits extend over long distances forming bars that protrude into the water at some distance away from the beach.
- These are known as ‘sand bars’, Sometimes, the eroded material from the’ beach, gives rise to the sand bars.
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