Multiple Choice
The backshore zone is ________.
A) found in estuaries behind barrier islands
B) landward of stabilized dunes with permanent vegetation
C) the stable part of the beach above the high-tide zone
D) where the swash and backwash dominate between the low-tide and high-tide zones
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