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What Is a Beach?

"A beach is an accumulation of rock fragments subject to movement by ordinary wave action. Beaches may be composed of any kind or color of rocky material, ranging in size from boulders to fine sand." - excerpt from the book, Waves and Beaches, by Willard Bascom, Doubleday, 1980, pg. 13.

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