A narrow strip of sand or shingle connecting an island to the mainland, or to another island, built where wave patterns diffracting around the island deposit sediment in the sheltered zone directly behind it. Once a tombolo forms, it can permanently link what was once a separate island to the coast beside it.
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Shaped By: Deposition and Sedimentation, LeadQuote, Shaped By: Deposition and Sedimentation, Lead
It 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.
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