Episode 128: Wind, Deserts, and Coasts
The Science of Everything Podcast
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What Are Headlands?
The waves come from open ocean, and then they pass between two headlands. They're now in a confined space, and so they tend to deffract. So gradually then that process pushes inwards and rows away more and more of the cliffs. It's a gradual process of first undercutting cracks, growing into caves, which grow into arches,. Then cut, leaving behind stack, which are then eroded down, leaving stumps as well. This ofvicy, takes, you know, long periods of time.
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