may take a complex hook-shape or curve, due to the influence of varying wave directions.

As an example, the New Brighton spit in Canterbury, New Zealand, was created by longshore drift of sediment from the Waimakariri River to the north. This spit system is currently in equilibrium but undergoes alternate phases of deposition and erosion.

Barriers

Barrier systems are attached to the land at both the proximal and distal ends

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