Backshore

{{short description|Part of a beach inland of the high water foam lines}} The '''backshore''' area of a beach extends from the limit of high water [[foam line]]s to [[dune]]s or extreme inland limit of the beach.<ref>{{DODDIC}}</ref> It is only affected by waves during exceptional high tides or severe storms.<ref>Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 47. {{ISBN|0-14-051094-X}}.</ref>

[[Sediment]]s in this area are well-sorted and well-rounded. Its grain sizes are mainly coarse sand and medium sand, which are larger than that in littoral barrier dune. The sedimentary structures include parallel bedding and low-angle [[cross-bedding]].

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