Dune Erosion on Bear Island(east End of bear island)

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Creator: Dirk Frankenberg

Date created: 1999
Location: Bear Island, North Carolina
License: This photograph copyright ©1999. All Rights Reserved

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Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that examines the sand sharing system of sedimentary coastlines and the impact of hurricanes on those coastlines and on human development. (Page 10)
Large sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the nature and structure of barrier islands with large sand volume, on which built structures are relatively well insulated from hurricane damage. (Page 11)

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