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You are walking on a beach and see a split. Explain how a split could have formed from a rocky headland.

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it could have been something to do with the rocky headland rubbing against the split. Just guessing though.
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Hello, Lindaparker, a spit could form from a rocky headland where prevailing winds would blow at an angle to the rocky headland, gradually depositing sand and shingle at that place. A spit is a permanent land form resulting from marine deposition and wind deposition. It is usually a long and narrow accumulation of sand or shingle with one joined to the land and the other end projecting at a narrow angle out into the sea. Salt marshes sometimes form on the sheltered side of a spit.

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