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Various coastal landforms, including wave cut platforms, sea stacks, and rock pools. Wave cut platforms are formed through a combination of wave erosion and rock fall, while sea stacks are remnants of sedimentary rock blocks formed by wave erosion. Rock pools, triangular pits on wave cut platforms, harbor rich organisms and display impressive joint patterns. The document also discusses weathering patterns, such as checker-board and honeycomb, which contribute to the unique characteristics of these coastal features.
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Wave cut platform – formed by a combination of wave erosion and rock fall. As wave continues to cut under a rock cliff, overhanging rock may collapse, causing a gradual recession of the cliff. The highest notch on the cliff shows the height where waves may attain during storms.
Sea stacks – the two rock stacks at Keng Lau Shek are remnants of sedimentary rock blocks formed by wave erosion.
Checker-board weathering pattern
Checker board weathering patterns near pier. Such weathering pattern is produced by chemical oxidation of iron bearing minerals in the siltstone. The formation of iron-oxides along cracks and joints results in relatively resistant crust around less oxidized corestones.
Honeycomb weathering
