Which outcome occurs when wave energy focuses geometrically on a headland?

💡 Explanation

Wave refraction concentrates energy on headlands, causing erosion, because wave fronts bend inwards. This focusing increases the power of waves impacting the headland, leading to amplified erosion, therefore accelerating coastal erosion via wave refraction, rather than deposition or diffraction.

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