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← GeographyWhich landform feature forms when longshore drift connects an island to the mainland?
A)Tombolo formation✓
B)Barrier island breach
C)Sea stack collapse
D)Spit submergence
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Tombolo formation occurs because longshore drift deposits sediment, creating a strip of land connected to the mainland ( tombolo formation). This process transports material , therefore, land accretes from drift rather than from an isolated event.
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