Figure 2. Aerial photograph of Sandy Point esker. Note the Hersey Retreat buildings safely located away from the eroding tip of the feature. The arrow points to an eroding outcrop of fossiliferous glacial-marine sediment. The dashed line marks the base of the former bluff that is now protected by a beach. Numbers 3, 4 and 5 locate Figures 3, 4, and 5.

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