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A headland, also known as a head, is a , a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of . A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984, pp. 80, 246. . Headlands are characterised by high, breaking , , intense , and steep .

Headlands and are often found on the same coastline. A bay is flanked by land on three sides, whereas a headland is flanked by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form when weak (less resistant) rocks (such as and ) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as , , and ) forming a headland, or . Through the deposition of within the bay and the erosion of the headlands, coastlines eventually straighten out, then start the same process all over again.


List of notable headlands

Africa


Asia
  • , Lebanon
  • Cabo de Rama, Goa, India
  • or Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
  • , Russia
  • Cape EngaƱo, Philippines
  • Cape of Fire, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Coconut Tree Hill, Mirissa, Sri Lanka
  • , Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
  • , Korlai, Maharashtra, India


Europe


North America

Canada


Greenland
  • Cape Farewell, Greenland's southernmost point
  • Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland's northernmost point


Mexico
  • italic=no, Baja California Sur, Mexico


United States


Oceania

Australia
  • , New South Wales
  • , Western Australia
  • Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
  • South East Cape, Tasmania
  • South West Cape, Tasmania
  • , Western Australia
  • , New South Wales
  • Barrenjoey, New South Wales


New Zealand


United States (Hawaii)


South America


See also
  • Cape (geography)
  • Headland-bay beach

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