Headlands
Rocky headlands are found in the San Juans, along The Strait of Juan de Fuca, and along the Seattle fault where rock formations are exposed to Puget Sound
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Rocky shorelines are best typified by the San Juan islands, where bedrock is prevalent along the water’s edge and shorelines lack abundant mobile sediment. Sediment tends to be limited to isolated pocket beaches that exhibit little longshore sediment transport. Some rocky shorelines plunge steeply into deep water and lack a broad nearshore zone. Where rocks are less resistant to erosion and wave action is more significant, rocky shorelines may be fronted by erosional platforms and extensive intertidal ecosystems. Shipman 2008
Rocky Headland Topic Pages[edit]
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Rocky Headlands Places By Region[edit]
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Admiralty Inlet[edit]
East Sound[edit]
Fraser Lowlands[edit]
Hood Canal[edit]
Juan de Fuca[edit]
San Juan Islands[edit]
South Puget Sound[edit]
South Vancouver Island[edit]
Sunshine Coast[edit]
West Sound[edit]
Whidbey Basin[edit]
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