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Waihī Beach, Bay of Plenty, is an eroded beach – very wide and flat with shallow waters for some distance offshore. Most of the incoming waves generate currents close to shore and carry (dissipate) sediment from one area to another.
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Reference: CN37875/4
by Lloyd Homer
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