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a) Wave action
Wave erosion makes a coast to have erosion features while deposition causes depositional features.
b) Tidal currents
Where tidal range is high more surface area is exposed to wave action.
c) Nature of rocks
Weak rocks are eroded to form bays (inlets) while resistant ones are left standing to form headlands.
d) Alignment of coast
There is more erosion on exposed coasts while deposition occurs where the coast is obliquely aligned to the breaking waves.
e) Change in sea level
Fall in sea level leads to emergence and rise to submergence.
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