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What makes a coast?
A coast, or seaside, is where waves and tides change the shape of the land.
People often use the word seaside when they are talking about the coast (picture ). It’s a good word because it describes exactly where the coast is – the land beside the sea.
Beach
To many people, a seaside holiday means a holiday on the beach (picture 2). Many beaches are almost flat and made of sand, or steeper and made of
This inland area is not part of the coast because it is not affected by waves.
This is the landward part of the coast, where the cliff tops and sand dunes are.
The softest part of the coast is where bays occur.
This is the flat part of the coast – the beach.
G 2 This is the famous Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pebbles (shingle). Many beaches are found in bays. The beach is covered and uncovered each day by the sea. The sea comes and goes because of the effect of the tides.
  This diagram shows that the coast is only the part of the land affected by waves and tides.
The hardest part of the coast is where the headlands are found.
This is the seaward edge of the coast, where the low tide occurs.
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