Category:Barrier islands

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

barrier island

coastal landform and a type of dune system

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Subcategories

This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.

► Barrier islands of Taiwan‎ (2 C, 3 F)
► Barrier islands of the United States‎ (3 C, 11 F)

C

► Callawassie Island‎ (8 F)
► Canaveral National Seashore‎ (8 C, 49 F)

G

► Great Barrier Island‎ (4 C, 36 F)

I

► Islands within Canaveral National Seashore, Florida‎ (5 F)

L

► Little Barrier Island‎ (9 F)

P

► Palm Island, Queensland‎ (1 C, 49 F)

S

► Sriharikota‎ (1 C, 5 F)

Media in category "Barrier islands"

The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.

1853 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of St. Georges Sound, Florida - Geographicus - StGeorgesSound-uscs-1853.jpg 3,000 × 2,853; 1.26 MB
2010 Oil Slick Around Mississippi Barrier Islands.jpg 3,400 × 2,800; 3.35 MB
2012-NL-prov-relief-3000.jpg 3,000 × 3,440; 2.91 MB
Accreting coast Image6.svg 1,481 × 697; 15 KB
Barrier Beach and Lagoon, Plumpudding Island - geograph.org.uk - 1471340.jpg 640 × 430; 121 KB
Barrier Island along Arctic Shores.jpg 2,792 × 3,000; 4.11 MB
Barrier Islands Erin (164)editcrop (16087852889).jpg 3,460 × 2,592; 5.75 MB
Barrier Islands off Brazi.jpg 4,717 × 3,145; 3.94 MB
FMIB 37018 Recif Corallien - Aspect de la surface d'un recif-barriere, a maree basse (Polynesia).jpeg 1,764 × 1,339; 810 KB
Great Palm Island highlighted.PNG 790 × 650; 1,023 KB
Hatteras Island damage by Hurricane Isabel.jpg 3,054 × 2,048; 601 KB
Isles Dernieres.gif 481 × 576; 23 KB
Lagoon and Barrier Beach, Plumpudding Island - geograph.org.uk - 1471345.jpg 640 × 430; 119 KB
Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 1.02 MB
NCOuterBanks-EO.jpg 454 × 507; 54 KB
NOAA- Outer Banks.jpg 403 × 464; 56 KB
Tybee Island Light Station.jpg 1,003 × 766; 464 KB
Tybee-island-lazaretto-ga1.jpg 1,917 × 1,101; 519 KB

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