Headlands

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

Salish Sea References

• Watershed Characterization Mapper
• The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
• PRISM Project Search
• Washington Coastal Atlas
• WDFW's Salmonscape Map

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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

The following Topic Pages are categorized with Rocky Headland.

Bull Kelp

Rocky Headlands Places By Region

The following Rocky Headlands Pages are organized by region.

Rocky Headlands Workgroups and Efforts

The following Workgroups and Efforts are associated with Rocky Headlands.

Workgroups

Effort

particles of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or cobble, transported by water, are called sediment.

the work that waves can do, sorting and transporting sediment or eroding bluffs