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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > BARRIER ISLANDS

PREFERRED TERM

BARRIER ISLANDS  

DEFINITION

  • A coastal landform and a type of barrier system, are relatively narrow strips of sand that parallel the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-18 12:20:42.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (BARRIER ISLANDS [6e3135e9-6be6-4995-a5df-022f6a0cf45b,82555] - COASTAL LANDFORMS [c58320e6-3f1d-4c36-9bee-6bad73404c21,62739]);
  • 2013-03-22 10:55:44.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A coastal landform and a type of barrier system, are relatively narrow strips of sand that parallel the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen. language code: en);

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