Emergent coasts might have all of the following characteristics except: A) cliffs. B) drowned beaches. C) exposed wave-cut bench. D) marine terraces. E) shell debris found well above current shoreline.

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Emergent coasts are characterized by features that have been uplifted above sea level, such as cliffs, wave-cut benches, marine terraces, and shell debris above the current shoreline. Drowned beaches are typically associated with submergent coasts, where rising sea levels or land subsidence have submerged coastal features.

Emergent Coasts Might Have All of the Following Characteristics except