sandy shore
Granular coastal margin
A sandy shore is a beach or coastline composed primarily of sand rather than rocks, pebbles, or mud.
The term appears in ecological and geographical contexts to distinguish habitat types: Plovers nest on sandy shores, The sandy shore gave way to rocky cliffs further north.
In casual use, simply "beach" or "sandy beach" is more common.
- sandcastleBeach structure from sediment
- beach dayRecreational coastal visit
- beachcombingSearching shores for flotsam
- sea shellDiscarded mollusk exoskeleton
- duneWind-formed sand ridge
shoreline · high tide line · sandbar · seagrass · lifeguard · beach umbrella · beach towel · plover · barefoot · sunbathing · footprints · coastal walk · ocean breeze · wave action · tidal flow · driftwood · beach grass · spit
- coastal areasbeachfront, oceanfront, waterfront, seaside village, coastal town
- freshwater beachesswimming hole, lake shore
- beachbeach, wave, waves, surf, shells
- coastal thingsbeach, shoreline, reef, coral reef, cliff
- coastlinesshore, shoreline, coastline, seashore, beach
- coastscliffs, shoreline, coves, bays, rocky shore
substrate composition
sandy shorerocky coastline
Stone-edged meeting of land and sea
rocky shore · pebble beach · cliff face · coral reef · mudflat