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Tombolo near Karystos, Euboea, Greece Tombolo contrasted with other coastal landforms.. A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus.A tombolo, from the Italian tombolo, meaning 'pillow' or 'cushion', and sometimes translated incorrectly as ayre (an ayre is a shingle beach of any kind), is a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a ...
In the case of a cuspate foreland that has formed close to an island, it is possible for it to extend right up to the island, forming a tombolo. [1] Depending on the physical conditions such as storms, the feature can alternate between a cuspate foreland and a tombolo. [1] Gabo Island in South Australia is an example of where this occurs. [1]
The sandy isthmus or tombolo "The Neck" connects North and South Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia. An isthmus (/ ˈ ɪ s m ə s, ˈ ɪ s θ m ə s /; [1] pl.: isthmuses or isthmi) [2] is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. [3]
WSB-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with ABC.It is the flagship television property of locally based Cox Media Group, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to radio stations WSB (750 AM), WSBB-FM (95.5), WSRV (97.1 FM), WSB-FM (98.5) and WALR-FM (104.1).
Los Morrillos de los Cabos Rojos (Spanish for "the little promontories of the red capes") or more commonly known as Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, is a cape and tombolo landform located in southwestern Puerto Rico in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. Los Morrillos is an excellent example of a tombolo, or a tied island, with two sand pits.
What is known today as WXIA-TV originally signed on the air September 30, 1951, at 5 p.m., as WLTV on VHF channel 8. It was the first full time ABC affiliate for Atlanta, taking it over from WSB-TV and WAGA-TV (channel 5), both originally primary NBC and CBS affiliates respectively that previously shared ABC programming as a secondary affiliation.
Victory formation hits different now — just like the Atlanta Falcons defenders undoubtedly will next time they face the New Orleans Saints. Defying his coaches' call for a couple of kneel-downs ...
WUVG-DT (channel 34) is a television station licensed to Athens, Georgia, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision and UniMás networks to the Atlanta area. Owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision , the station maintains studios on Peachtree Road NE in the Buckhead section of Atlanta and a primary transmitter in North Druid ...