Sedimentology of a coastal shelf sector characterised by multiple bedload boundaries: Plettenberg Bay, inner Agulhas Bank, South Africa

• Published in: Geo-marine letters Vol. 41; no. 3
• Main Authors: Flemming, Burg, Martin, Keith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bathymetry; Bed load; Coastal and marine geology in Southern Africa: alluvial to abyssal and everything in between; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geology; Geomorphology; Hydrocarbons; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Oceanography; Oil exploration; Original; Ridges; Rivers; Sand; Sea level changes; Sediment; Sediment sources; Sediment transport; Sedimentology; Sediments; Submarine banks; Wilderness; Plettenberg Bay; South Africa

The study deals with a large sand body (spit-bar) attached to the eastern tip of the Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. To date, the bar has prograded about 8 km beyond the tip of the peninsula. The bar top is predominantly composed of medium sand, the upper slope of fine sand, and th...