University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu.

University of California Press

Berkeley and Los Angeles, California

University of California Press, Ltd.

London, England

© 2011 by the Regents of the University of California

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The world’s beaches : a global guide to the science of the shoreline / Orrin

H. Pilkey . . . [et al.]

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-520-26871-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-520-26872-2

(pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Beaches.  2. Seashore.  3. Coasts.  4. Coast changes.  I. Pilkey, Orrin H., 1934-

GB451.2.W667 2010

551.45’7–dc22                                                                        2010033411

Manufactured in Singapore

19  18  17  16  15  14  13  12  11

10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper).

Cover illustration: Eolianite outcrop at Black Rock, South Africa. Photo by the authors.