Estuarine Beaches, Figure 1 Photos of estuarine beaches in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Top: Estuarine beaches occupy many different
geomorphic environments including in front of marshes. Middle: A pocket beach has developed in front of an eroding upland bank
that is between two hardened headlands. Bottom: A long, linear beach that has a narrow, sand backshore which transitions to forest.
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