In any case, Punta Catalina is a truncate cuspate spit formed during the late Holocene. |
Concentric folds of high amplitude, cuspate, and angular folds occur together in the Inner Foothills. |
Waves and currents sort these materials, and deposit them on a bar, spit, cuspate foreland, tombolo, or beach. |
Behind the cuspate sand bar is a low-tide lagoon, which is completely submerged during high tide. |
The heads of bays, spits, and cuspate forelands provide breeding areas for fish such as sand lance and surf smelt. |
This cuspate foreland on Oak Island in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is one of many coastal features comprising the park's 17 significant sandscapes. |