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A long narrow stretch of sand and\/or shingle with one end attached to the mainland is called<\/p>\n

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