A long narrow stretch of sand and/or shingle with one end attached to

A long narrow stretch of sand and/or shingle with one end attached to the mainland is called

Sand spit

Sand bar

Sand dune

Tombolo

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UPSC CAPF – 2020

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A long narrow stretch of sand and/or shingle with one end attached to the mainland is called a sand spit.

A spit is a depositional landform found along coasts, formed by the deposition of sediment carried by longshore drift. It extends from the land into the sea, often with a curved or hooked end.

A sand bar is a submerged or partially submerged ridge of sand. A sand dune is a hill of sand formed by wind. A tombolo is a spit or bar connecting an island to the mainland or to another island.

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