Barrier island
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{{Definition|title= |definition= Mangor, Karsten. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.
Definition of Barrier islands:
Barrier islands are islands parallel to the shore, separated from the mainland shoreline by a lagoon. <ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment
This is the common definition for Barrier islands, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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