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Narrabeen-Collaroy Beach, New South Wales, post June 2011 storms

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center June 2011 (approx.)
A gently curving beach shows erosion; part of the dune was cut away by recent storms.
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Narrabeen-Collaroy Beach, New South Wales, post June 2011 storms.  The photo shows the impacts of a recent storm, with clear dune scarping visible.  This sand was transported offshore into the sandbar (visible by wave breaking). Under milder waves the sand will return to the beach.

Sources/Usage

Image courtesy of Kristen Splinter, Associate Professor, Managing Director Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney). Used by permission.