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Tombolo

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An example of a tombolo seen from the air. This one is on cape Paximadhi in Greece.
An example of a tombolo seen from the air. This one is on cape Paximadhi in Greece.
Coastal and oceanic landforms. Cuspate foreland, tombolo, spit, bay, lagoon, barrier island.
Coastal and oceanic landforms. Cuspate foreland, tombolo, spit, bay, lagoon, barrier island.

Tombolo is the geographic term for an isthmus formed when currents carrying sand are slowed by an island, depositing a sandbar that transforms the island into a peninsula.[1]

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  1. ↑ Michel Michaelovitch De Mahiques (2016). "Tombolo". Encyclopedia of Estuaries. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. pp. 713–714. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_349. ISBN 978-94-017-8800-7. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
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