Tombolo
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tombolo-174-1571500
title:
Tombolo
text:
A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus. A tombolo, from the Italian tombolo, meaning 'pillow' or 'cushion', and sometimes translated incorrectly as ayre, is a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island. Several islands tied together by bars which rise above the water level are called a tombolo cluster. Two or more tombolos may form an enclosure that can eventual
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Deposition landform in which an island is connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombolo
date created:
2003-07-17T22:33:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:08:41Z
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