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Tombolo of Baleal

 

 

A tombolo, from the Italian tombolo, derived from the Latin tumulus, meaning 'mound', and sometimes translated as ayre, is a deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island. Several islands tied together by bars which rise above the water level are called a tombolo cluster.[1] Two or more tombolos may form an enclosure (called a lagoon) that can eventually fill with sediment. A tombolo may be considered to be a type ofisthmus.

 

 

Baleal is on the Silver Coast, close to where I live

 

 

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