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pl23_line1713.jpg

Birch Island beach showing gradation of sediment from coarse pebbles to sandas one moves up from the shoreline

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Description

Birch Island beach showing gradation of sediment from coarse pebbles to sandas one moves up from the shoreline. Seaweed is evident along rack lineshowing furthest extent of normal high tide. Wildflower seeds float in on algaeand take root helping preserve sediment.

Photographer

Mr. David Sinson

Location

Maine

Collection

America's Coastlines

Northeast Coast

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

Keywords

Coastline

Northeast Maine