Which outcome results when prevailing winds consistently refract toward headlands?

💡 Explanation

Localized sea stack formation occurs because wave energy focuses on headlands due to wave refraction, which then erodes weaker rock to form arches and, eventually, stacks; therefore headlands see increased erosion, rather than reduced erosion elsewhere on the coast.

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