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Tombolos are when Spits join to an island (such as chesil beach on the Dorset coast, England)
To answer that question you must first understand how a spit is formed
To understand how a spit is formed you must understand long shore drift (LSD)
Long Shore Drift is a process of deposition (the moving of sediment) in the direction of the prevailing wind. (see this diagram http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/Longshoredrift.gif )
When the coastline changes direction the direction of long shore drift does not and you begin to get land extending out to see in the direction of LSD. this is called a spit (see this diagram http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes%20GCSE%20Blog%20Resources/Images/Coasts/Spit.jpg )
If this spit meets with the mainland again then it becomes a bar however if it meets an island then it becomes what is known as a tombolo
(see this diagram http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes%20GCSE%20Blog%20Resources/Images/Coasts/Tombolo.jpg )
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What is the difference between tombolo from the peninsula?
I am not entirely sure, but I think it may have to do with the connecting mass. Tombolos are usually connected by a sandbar, which is more prone to geographical effects and can be more effected by waves and tides. Peninsulas are connected by more "solid" land masses such as solid ground that are not as prone to being shifted around. Also, peninsulas have to be connected to a mainland, whereas tombolos can be connected to other islands as well as a mainland.
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How are geographical tombolos formed?
Geographical tombolos are formed when sand or sediment accumulates and connects an island to the mainland or another island, creating a narrow strip of land. This accumulation can be due to various factors such as wave and current patterns, as well as sea level changes. Over time, the tombolo can become more stable and develop vegetation.
Where are tombolos found?
In Puerto Rico
What are features produced by wave action?
headlands and bays tombolos spits bars
What is the difference between tombolo from the peninsula?
I am not entirely sure, but I think it may have to do with the connecting mass. Tombolos are usually connected by a sandbar, which is more prone to geographical effects and can be more effected by waves and tides. Peninsulas are connected by more "solid" land masses such as solid ground that are not as prone to being shifted around. Also, peninsulas have to be connected to a mainland, whereas tombolos can be connected to other islands as well as a mainland.
What are examples of deposition?
examples of depositional landforms are: -beaches- Swanage bay, Dorset -spits- spurn head, Holderness -bars- Slapton sands, Devon -tombolos- chesil beach, dorset
What examples are deposition?
examples of depositional landforms are: -beaches- Swanage bay, Dorset -spits- spurn head, Holderness -bars- Slapton sands, Devon -tombolos- chesil beach, dorset
What are the examples of deposition?
examples of depositional landforms are: -beaches- Swanage bay, Dorset -spits- spurn head, Holderness -bars- Slapton sands, Devon -tombolos- chesil beach, dorset
What is tombolos?
A tombolo, from the Italian tombolo, derived from the Latin tumulus, meaning 'mound,' and sometimes translated as ayre (Old Norse eyrr, meaning 'gravel beach'), is a deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island. Several islands tied together by bars which rise above the water level are called a tombolo cluster.[1] Two tombolos can form an enclosure (called a lagoon) that can eventually fill with sediment.
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