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barrier islands

Long, thin, low offshore islands of sediment that generally run parallel to the shore along some coasts.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 7 - Aquatic Ecology: Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems [2]

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