A groyne is a structure built at a right angle to the coastline and designed to stop sand from being washed away from the beach. Source: Humanities Alive Geography 2; C. Bedson, D.Cargeeg, S. Matthews.
Private Funeral Held For Steve Irwin. Bob Irwin, left, is embraced by a friend after reading a statement about the funeral arrangements for his son Steve Irwin at Australia Zoo, Beerwah, Australia, Thursday Sept. 7, 2006. AP Photo/Steve Holland. Comment.
Irwin with crocodiles. Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast. Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by the stingray's barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. Paramedics from Cairns rushed to the scene but were unable to save him.