'Chapter l-2. Coastal DiversityFigure I-2-1. Atlantic coast characteristicsFigure l-2-2. Tide and wave characteristics of the Atlantic coasts.Coastal DiversityFigure l-2-4. New York Harbor, late 1930sFigure I-2-5. Length (in km) of barrier islands and spits in the United States. Data measured from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps (see Table IV-2-3 for details)Figure I-2-6. Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, view north.Figure I-2-7. Hallandale Beach, an example of a popular recreation beach in an urban area on the AtlanticFigure I-2-8. Gulf of Mexico coastal characteristicsFigure I-2-9. Tide and wave characteristics of the Gulf CoastFigure I-2-10. East Pass Inlet, Florida, View lookingFigures - Part-I-Chap-20015Figure I-2-12. Dulac, Louisiana (March 1981). Located near the GulfStabilityFigure l-2-14. Pacific coast tide and wave characteristics.Figure I-2-15. Pocket beach just north of Laguna Beach, southern CalifFigures - Part-I-Chap-20020Figures - Part-I-Chap-20021Figure I-2-18. Alaska coastal characteristicsFigure I-2-19. Hawaiian Islands wave characteristicsFigure I-2-20. Great Lakes shoreline characteristicsFigure I-2-21. Minnesota Point, photographed from DuluFigures - Part-I-Chap-20026Figure I-2-24. Bluffs about 1 km north of St. Joseph Harbor, eastern Lake Michigan (November 1993z. 19idake9 l491.3d214 TKReferences - Part-I-Chap-20028Acknowledgments - Part-I-Chap-20029Part-I-Chap-2