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TomboloA tombolo is a deposition landform which connects an island to the shore. These usually form because the island causes wave refraction, depositing sand and shingle carried in suspension where the waves meet. Long Shore Drift may also contribute material, or even be the principal contributer of material, as in the case of Chesil Beach which connects the Isle of Portland to Dorset in England.
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