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A healthy coastal dune with a wide vegetated region, Ponguogue Beach, Long Island, NY

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
A wide coastal dune with vegetation growing across it and a blue sky in the distance
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Image 2A: A typical beach system east of Shinnecock Inlet on Long Island, NY, near Ponquogue Beach, with a developed berm, dune toe/base, and dune crest. The dune is healthy, with a wide vegetated section leading up to a tall crest.

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