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A spit (cognate with the word for a rotisserie bar) or sandspit is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores. It develops in places where re ...
The Homer Spit (Dena'ina: Uzintun) is a geographical landmark located in Homer, Alaska, on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay . [ 1 ]
The Southport Spit (officially known as The Spit) is a spit and neighbourhood within the northern end of Main Beach, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a permanent sand spit that separates the Southport Broadwater from the Pacific Ocean .
Toronto Islands (former spit, now detached), Toronto, Ontario; Leslie Street Spit, man-made spit created as part of new harbour project; Long Point, Ontario; Point Pelee, Ontario on Lake Erie; Rondeau Provincial Park - a crescentric sand spit on Lake Erie; Blackie Spit (east section of the Crescent Beach), South Surrey, British Columbia
The area known as Willoughby Spit takes its name from Thomas Willoughby, who came to Virginia in 1610 and received his first of many land grants in 1625. [2] Willoughby's son, Thomas II, was living there in the 1660s, and legend has it that his wife awoke one morning following a terrific storm (possibly the "Harry Cane" of 1667) to see a point of land in front her home, where there had been ...
Spit cake comes in various sizes, from petite to towering — the largest Swedish one so far measured 12 feet (3.5 meters) and is listed in the 1986 Guinness World Records.
Dungeness Spit is a sand spit jutting out approximately 5 miles (8 km) [1] from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in northeastern Clallam County, Washington into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is the longest natural sand spit in the United States. [2] [3] The spit is growing in length by about 15 feet (4.6 m) per year.
After learning how to spit, some kids take this new skill and use it outside of the appropriate context. For example, if a child gets frustrated they may begin to spit to express their anger.