Foredunes
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     Just above the area of shoreline typically flooded by the highest tides of the year is the dune face or foredune. Here we can see several types of plants which have taken root. The most conspicuous of these are sea oats. The foredune forms the first line of defensive to storm wave erosion. 17.jpg (24258 bytes)
Foredune

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Secondary dune system