Which consequence results when longshore drift transports large volumes of sand over a naturally occurring submerged contour?

💡 Explanation

A barrier island emerges because sediment accumulation driven by longshore drift exceeds the erosion on the seaward side; this process, called sediment bypassing, allows islands to form rather than just eroding the submerged contour due to wave action alone.

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