Cliffed

The cliffed coasts are cut mostly in consolidated rock of somewhat uniform material, which usually results in straight coastlines.

The abundance of cliffed coasts around the world reflects the major changes that have taken place between relative levels of land and sea in recent geological times.

In the case of a cliffed marsh edge, wave heights increase at the edge but are dissipated rapidly in the first 10-20m landward of the cliff.