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# A detached portion of a barrier beach between two inlets. | # A detached portion of a barrier beach between two inlets. | ||
# An offshore sand bar that rises above the mean high-water level, forming an island. | # An offshore sand bar that rises above the mean high-water level, forming an island. | ||
| − | # An sandy island formed on a barrier reef. <ref name="Google"> | + | # An sandy island formed on a barrier reef. <ref name="Google">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_island</ref>. |
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 8 September 2020
Definition of Barrier island:
A barrier islands is a ridge of sand that runs parallel to the main coast but is separated from it by a bay or lagoon.
This is the common definition for Barrier island, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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See also
Classification of sandy coastlines
