Skip Nav Destination
GEOREF RECORD
Origin of capes and shoals along the southeastern coast of the United States
John H. Hoyt and Vernon J. Henry
Origin of capes and shoals along the southeastern coast of the United States
Geological Society of America Bulletin (1971) 82 (1): 59-66
Origin of capes and shoals along the southeastern coast of the United States
Geological Society of America Bulletin (1971) 82 (1): 59-66
Index Terms/Descriptors
Abstract
The origin of the prominent capes and shoals along the southeastern coast has not been satisfactorily explained. Previously proposed mechanisms, including back-set eddies of the Florida Current (Gulf Stream), longshore-offshore drift, structural uplift, and variations in wave incidence, are improbable because of the concentration of wave energy on headlands. Wave refraction favors the retreat of headlands, and an alternate hypothesis for the origin of the capes and offshore shoals must be considered.
ISSN: 0016-7606
EISSN: 1943-2674
Coden: BUGMAF
Serial Title: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Serial Volume: 82
Serial Issue: 1
Title: Origin of capes and shoals along the southeastern coast of the United States
Pages: 59-66
Published: 1971
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA),
Boulder, CO,
United States
Accession Number: 1971-005013
Categories: Geomorphology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. (incl. sketch maps)
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1971