Which outcome occurs when wave refraction concentrates energy on coastal stacks?

💡 Explanation

Increased wave-cut platform erosion emerges because wave refraction focuses energy, increasing the hydraulic action and abrasion at the base through wave pounding, therefore accelerating stack base erosion rather than promoting sediment deposition because of energy dissipation.

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