Kinburn Spit

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/kinburn-spit

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1. What is the geomorphological classification?A coastal spit formed by longshore drift and fluvial sediment deposition
2. Where is Kinburn Spit located?It extends westward from the Kinburn Peninsula at the mouth of the Dnieper-Bug estuary into Yahorlyk Bay on the Black Sea.
3. How does Kinburn Spit get its sand?Longshore drift moves sand from the mainland and the Dnieper-Bug river, while sea waves add more sand to the spit.

Longshore Drift: The movement of sediment along a coastline by waves and currents.
Brackish Water: Water that has more salinity than freshwater but less than seawater, typically found where rivers meet the sea.
Geomorphology: The study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their related landforms.