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tied island
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Tied island
Tied islands
, or
land-tied islands
as they are often known, are landforms consisting of an island that is connected to land only by a
tombolo
: a
spit
of beach materials connected to land at both ends.
St Ninian's Isle
, in the
Shetland
Islands off the north coast of
Scotland
, is an example of this; it was once an island but is now linked to the
Mainland
. Other examples include:
Maury Island, Washington
in the
Puget Sound
,
Coronado, California
and
Nahant, Massachusetts
in the U.S.;
Barrenjoey, New South Wales
in
Australia
; and
Wedge Island
in Western Australia.
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