What is Tombolo?
[[File:Tombolo Paximadhi Eboea.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Tombolo near [[Karystos]], [[Euboea]], [[Greece]]]] A '''tombolo''' is a line of [[sand]] that connects an [[island]] to the main land or to another island. They are often shaped like a hammer as they have been created by a complex process, called longshore drift. The word 'tombolo' translates to mound. It is a shaped piece of sand that is attached to something called a spit or bar. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Landforms]]