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A coastal waterfall is a waterfall that plunges directly into the sea. Another common name for this feature is a tidefall.

Notable coastal waterfalls

Coastal waterfalls include:

• Waterfall Bay Falls, Hong Kong
• Bowen Falls, Milford Sound, New Zealand
• McWay Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, California
• Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
• Hayburn Wyke, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
• Lower Düden Waterfalls, Antalya, Turkey

See also

• List of waterfalls that empty into an ocean

References

1. Newton, Grace (12 August 2019). "Hayburn Wyke: Is this Yorkshire's most beautiful secluded picnic spot?". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

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