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Gallery of Tombolos

By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide

A tombolo is a special kind of sandbar that forms in the shelter of an offshore rock, connecting it to the mainland. Read more about them here. Contribute your own tombolo photos!

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Tombolo at Shiaram Mhor, Isle of Lewis, Scotland	Tombolo Near Mealista, Isle of Lewis, Scotland	Tombolo at Castle Tioram, Scotland	Tombolo at Goat Rock, California, USA
Tombolo at Hog Island, California	Tombolo at St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England	Tombolo at Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France	Tombolo at Popham Beach, Maine, USA
Tombolo at Toyo Seco Beach, Peru	Oronsay, off Vallay, Scotland	Tombolo at Elafonissos, Greece

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