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← GeographyWhich process shapes the islands due to wave refraction?
A)Longshore drift redistributing sediment✓
B)Volcanic eruption creating deposits
C)Glacial isostasy uplifting landmass
D)Tectonic subduction forming trenches
💡 Explanation
Longshore drift causes transportation of sediments, shaping coastlines because deflected wave energy converges. Sediment accretion occurs at some locations creating sediment lobes; this outcome is due to sediment transport rather than volcanic or tectonic activities therefore causing sediment island creation.
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