tombolo

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This tombolo, called “Angel Road,” connects the stack of Shodo Island, Japan.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The breakwaters have acted as islands and the sand has been deposited in the low-energy water behind them, in the same way that a tombolo forms.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

There is a good example of a tombolo in Figure 17.1, and another in Figure 17.22.

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Eventually enough sediments accumulate to connect the island to the mainland with a tombolo.

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The strip of sediment connecting the main beach to the rocky island is a tombolo.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015