The Great Nelson Boulder Bank Mystery

The Nelson Boulder Bank in New Zealand is a 13km long coastal landform that is so narrow and straight that at first sight appears to be a man-made breakwater. However it is an entirely natural feature that has been created within the last 7,000 years.
How did it get their? A well known process called longshore drift seems to be the obvious explanation, However things are not so simple as they seem...

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