Erosion at Walton on the Naze
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. CHAPTER1 As part of my GCSE coursework, my geography class and I had to visit Walton-On-The-Naze. We visited Walton on the 3rd of November 2000. I have to answer the question, 'Why is the rate of erosion so rapid at Walton-On-The-Naze?' I will try to answer this by studying a variety of coastal processes that are operating at Walton, e.g. the different types of sea defences, and use the theory behind it. I will use for example, the technical terms in my explanations with diagrams where possible. Walton is very close to the North Sea, and this is only one reason why erosion is so rapid. The cliffs have eroded by 4m since last year, and the largest amount it has eroded was 5.9 m in 1998 to 1999. The rapid rate of erosion is due to the many processes on its coast, effect of raw materials, wave size and...

