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1
Q

Where is it?

A

The northern side of the wide Humber estuary

2
Q

What does the LSD from the north to south carry?

A

Heavy load because of the rapid rates of erosion

3
Q

What does the dominant wind direction from north east do?

A

Curves the distal end of the spit back into Humber estuary

4
Q

What has the spits growth created behind it?

A

Still waters in which finer sediments are deposited

5
Q

How was the spit protected during the 1850’s and 1950’s?

A

A concrete wall, to stop erosion and wooden groynes to trap the sand

6
Q

How are narrow points of the spit vulnerable?

A

Storm waves from the east and south east

7
Q

What has happened to parts of the wall?

A

They have collapsed and the groynes are in a state of despair