Tombolo

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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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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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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Tombolo_Paximadhi_Eboea.jpg","width":2272,"height":1704}
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