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List Of Beaches In Oregon
List of beaches in Oregon enumerates all landmarks designated as a beach in the U.S. state of Oregon. Not listed above: * Gold Beach, Oregon, Gold Beach * Manzanita, Oregon, Manzanita Beach * Seaside Beach, Seaside, Oregon, Seaside * Oceanside, Oregon, Oceanside ** Tunnel Beach ** Oceanside Beach State Park * Hubbard Creek Beach * Newport, Oregon, Newport ** South Beach State Park *Depoe Bay, Oregon, Depoe Bay ** Depoe Bay Beach ** Whale Cove National Wildlife Refuge *Lincoln City, Oregon, Lincoln City ** Nelscott Beach ** Lincoln City Beach *Rockaway Beach, Oregon, Rockaway Beach ** Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site ** Diamond Beach (Oregon), Diamond Beach ** Nadonna Beach *Yachats, Oregon, Yachats ** Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site * Cape Cove Beach (Cape Perpetua) See also * List of beaches * List of shoals of Oregon * Lists of Oregon-related topics * List of beaches in the United States {{Oregon Lists of landforms of Oregon, Beaches Beaches of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Sediments settle in different densities and structures, depending on the local wave action and weather, creating different textures, colors and gradients or layers of material. Though some beaches form on inland freshwater locations such as lakes and rivers, most beaches are in coastal areas where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. Erosion and changing of beach geologies happens through natural processes, like wave action and extreme weather events. Where wind conditions are correct, beaches can be backed by coastal dunes which offer protection and regeneration for the beach. However, these natural forces have become more extreme due to climate change, permanently altering beaches at very rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
