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What is the coastline of blakeney spit like?

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  1. The spit is composed of a shingle bank which in places is 65 feet (200 m) in width and at some points, 33 feet (10 m) high. It has been estimated that there are 82 million cubic feet (2.3×106 m³) of shingle in the spit.[2] At the point on the western end sand dunes have accumulated. Between the shingle spit arm and the raised coastline there are salt marshes. The spit was formed by long shore drift and this continues westward. At the western point the shingle curves laterally south towards the land. This feature has occurred several times over the years giving the impression on the map of the teeth of a comb. Between Weybourne and Cley next the Sea work has taken place to maintain an even height of the bank and to repair as a natural sea defences for the villages behind, and the A149 coast road that runs parallel with the shingle spit. From Cley the River Glaven flows up to the landward southern side of the spit were it abruptly turns west and flows into the sea at Blakeney point. At the end of the spit is a visitor information centre which is housed in an old lifeboat station.

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