Meaning Barrier islands
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Barrier islands


Nearshore islands, most often occurring in a chain of long, thin islands that parallel the mainland coast and separate the mainland from the ocean.  Barrier islands are built up by wind, waves, and oc [..]
Source: marine-conservation.org

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Barrier islands


Elongate bodies of sand thrown up by parallel to a coast line by the waves.
Source: oas.org

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Barrier islands


Long, thin, low, offshore islands of sediment that generally run parallel to the shore along some coasts.
Source: www2.gsu.edu




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