Beach Erosion (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Beach Erosion

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The July 2006 tsunami caused massive erosion on Nusa Kambangan. Here the beach is completely overwashed, and a monument in the background is stripped of vegetation.

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Image courtesy of Nikos Kaligeris

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