sandspits
Beaches jutting seaward
Sandspits is the plural of sandspit—a narrow point of sand extending from a shoreline into a body of water, formed by wave action and currents depositing sediment.
Sandspits often curve at the tip and may eventually enclose a lagoon or harbor: The sandspits along the coast provided natural breakwaters for small boats.
Sand strip linking island
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
headland · shoal · delta · lagoon · inlet · bay · cove · gulf
Gradual wearing away
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- littoralRelating to seashores
- longshoreAlong the shoreline
- driftGradual movement, no direction
accretion · wave · current · sedimentary · geomorphology · dynamic · shifting · ephemeral
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Sand strip linking island
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
cape · headland · shoal · delta · lagoon · inlet · bay · cove · gulf · beach
shoreline
Land-water boundary
seashore · maritime · surf · tide · currents · dunes · saltwater · kelp · seaweed · barnacles
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- littoralRelating to seashores
- longshoreAlong the shoreline
drift · accretion · wave · current · sedimentary · geomorphology · dynamic · shifting · ephemeral · transient
grains
Small hard seeds
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
detritus · accumulation · particles · drift · deposition · granular · quartz · shells · pebbles · shingle
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
hooked · tapered · strip · finger · tongue · recurved · sinuous · stretched · projecting · extending
sandspitsislands
Land surrounded by water
open ocean · deep sea · archipelagos · atolls · mainlands