What is Spit (landform)?
[[File:Accreting coast Image6.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|A spit contrasted with other coastal landforms.]] A '''spit''' is a stretch of land or [[sand]] which projects out to sea. It is joined to the mainland at one end. Spits are created by [[deposition (geology)|deposition]] of sand. Spits are formed where the prevailing wind blows at an angle to the coastline. The sand on the [[beach]] is moved by the waves along the shore, which is called '[[longshore drift]]'. The sand collects at the end to form a spit. An example of a spit is Spurn Head, along the Holderness coast in [[Humberside]] near [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Landforms]]