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Tide-dominated beaches. This term applies to low-energy high-tide beaches where there is a sharp break in slope, which are fronted with wide intertidal sand and/or mud flats due to the dominance of tidal range over wave height. [35] [36] This term is independent of whether the beaches are located inside an estuary or bay or on the open coast.
The lagoon extends for 4.3 miles parallel to a narrow barrier beach. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The first European to come ashore here was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo on October 10, 1542. Cabrillo was the first European to visit present-day California, and he named the lagoon Mugu after Muwu , which is Chumash meaning "beach" or "seashore". [ 5 ]
Sometimes an important inlet may close permanently, transforming an island into a peninsula, thus creating a barrier peninsula, [3] often including a beach, barrier beach. Though many are long and narrow, the length and width of barriers and overall morphology of barrier coasts are related to parameters including tidal range , wave energy ...
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Drakes Estero, the landing spot of Francis Drake on the coast of North America in 1579 during his circumnavigation of the world is a National Historic Landmark. [13] [14] A historical marker has been placed on Drakes Beach near the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center and monuments to Drake have been erected at the Drake's Cove landing site.
Picking the best beaches out of the roughly 200 in Southern California was an ambitious task, and it's gratifying to be in alignment with so many beach lovers. Read more: The 50 best beaches in ...
These California beaches, including the Santa Monica Pier and Mother's Beach in Marina del Rey, received the poorest water quality grades from Heal the Bay.
The Anaheim Bay entrance is located at the westernmost corner of Orange County near the Los Angeles County line. The bay and its associated harbors and wetlands extend southeast along the coast for a distance of some 7 miles (11 km) from Seal Beach towards Huntington Beach; they are protected by a long peninsular barrier beach where Surfside, Sunset Beach and Bolsa Chica State Beach are situated.