Tombolo
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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] Presqu'ile (Ontario) is an example of a tombolo.
References
- ↑ Michel Michaelovitch De Mahiques (2016). “Tombolo”, Encyclopedia of Estuaries, 713–714. DOI:10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_349. ISBN 978-94-017-8800-7.