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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]
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.
Tombolo – Deposition landform in which an island is connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus; Volcanic arc – Chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate; Wave-cut platform – Narrow flat area created by erosion
Tombolo is a shingle isthmus that connects Dogashima with the Sanshiro Islands at low tide. Tombolo is named after the Italian word tombolo , meaning 'pillow' or 'cushion', which refers to a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar .
However, this can lead to excessive salient build up, resulting in tombolo formation, which reduces longshore drift shoreward of the breakwaters. This trapping of sediment can cause adverse effects down-drift of the breakwaters, leading to beach sediment starvation and increased coastal erosion. This may then lead to further engineering ...
Unlike tombolo bars, a peresyp seldom forms a contiguous strip and usually has one or several channels (called girlo (гирло) in Russian) that connect the liman and the sea. [2] [3] The noun пересыпь is derived from the verb пересыпать, "sprinkle over".