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Coastal Classification Most group coastal areas into classes that have similar features because of having developed in similar geological and environmental.
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Coastal ClassificationCoastal Classification
Most group coastal areas into classes that have similar features because of having developed in similar geological and environmental
settings.
By its very nature, the coast is an incredibly complex and diverse environment, one that may defy organization into neat compartments.
Nevertheless, the quest for understanding how shorelines form and how human activities affect these processes has led the creation of
classification schemes.
This is called the “geologic framework” andIt is the motivating ideal behind the USGS Marine and