What is the dominant direction of the longshore current that produced Limantour Spit?
The question is based on Map T-15, the “Point Reyes, California” quadrangle (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 80 feet) showing Point Reyes and Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore (38°01'38"N, 122°57'51"W).
What will be an ideal response?
From east to west
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