Marine Terrace (Geoform Type)

Component: Geoform

Unique Identifier: 180

Geoform Origin	Geologic
Geoform	Terrace
Geoform Type	Marine Terrace

Description

Definition

(a) A narrow, coastal strip, formed of deposited material, that slopes gently seaward. (b) An elevated marine-cut bench or a wave-cut platform that has been exposed by uplift along a seacoast (or by lowering of sea level). Marine Terrace may also refer to a wave-cut platform that merges into a wave-built terrace (Bates and Jackson 1984).