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← GeographyWhich outcome regularly results when overwash processes breach a coastal barrier with limited sediment?
A)Barrier island migration landward accelerates✓
B)Seaward accretion becomes dominant locally
C)New mangrove ecosystems rapidly establish
D)Lagoon salinity levels consistently decrease
💡 Explanation
Barrier islands migrate landward at accelerated rates because overwash transports sediment landward via **sediment transport**, increasing the island's landward growth; therefore, the island retreats rather than accreting seaward or supporting new mangrove and salinity is unrelated.
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