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The coast of Malaga is predominantly a low-lying beach and shore platform system exposed to the south and southeast. It is dominated by fluvial sediment input and subject to low energy Mediterranean wave energy conditions. This combined with a microtidal range (average 50 cm) represents the scenario for narrow and relatively steep beaches that are mainly composed by sandy material with sediment sizes of 1.5 mm or more and that are restricted to locations near river mouths and a narrow active nearshore zone.
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Malvarez, G., Navas, F. (2019). Lineal Sandy Coasts and Beaches of Málaga: Andalusian Mediterranean Coast. In: Morales, J. (eds) The Spanish Coastal Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2_13
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