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Vladimir79 [104]
3 years ago
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What is a barrier island?

Geography
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Arisa [49]3 years ago
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Barrier islands are coastal landforms and a type of dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen.
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