A long sand body more or less parallel with a shoreline but separated from it by a lagoon is a ____.

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A long sand body parallel to a shoreline but separated from it by a lagoon is known as a barrier island. Delta refers to the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river. Drift refers to the transportation of sediment by wind or water. Tidal flats are intertidal areas that are periodically submerged and exposed by tides. Varve refers to the annual layers of sediment that accumulate in some lakes.

A Long Sand Body More or Less Parallel with a Shoreline