Tombolos

Connected Sites: 8

Definition
A tombolo is a spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

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Connected Sites

  • Mont-Saint-Michel
    Mont-Saint-Michel
    France
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.17
    334
    17
  • Nessebar
    Nessebar
    Bulgaria
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.99
    142
    10
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.52
    119
    10
    Seongsan Ilchulbong
  • Galapagos Islands
    Galapagos Islands
    Ecuador
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.60
    115
    9
    Bartholome Island
  • Great Barrier Reef
    Great Barrier Reef
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.20
    188
    8
    Hinchinbroke Island "At Ramsay Bay on the northeast coast, a transgressive dune barrier or tombolo links Cape Sandwich, a granite outlier at the northeastern tip of the island, to the main part of the island." (Wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast
    Dorset and East Devon Coast
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.33
    203
    14
    Chesil Beach
  • Gorham's Cave Complex
    Gorham's Cave Complex
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.21
    86
    9
    Rock of Gibraltar is one
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • 17th Century Port Royal
    17th Century Port Royal
    Jamaica
    Inscribed: 2025
    1.93
    13
    2
    Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin tombolo of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. Norman Manley International Airport and the historic town of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes. (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org