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Barrier islands are a coastal landform, a type of dune system and sand island, where an area of sand off the coast has been formed by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. Barrier islands are commonly formed in long, narrow systems parallel to shorelines and are shaped by waves, tides, sediment movement, and sea-level change, which cause…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| barrier beaches | instance of | Barrier islands are related to other coastal landforms | 0.80 | text |
| spits | instance of | Barrier islands are related to other coastal landforms | 0.80 | text |
| which share similar physical features but differ primarily in their degree of attachment to the mainland | instance of | Barrier islands are related to other coastal landforms | 0.80 | text |
| the presence of water on their landward side | instance of | Barrier islands are related to other coastal landforms | 0.80 | text |
| the Mediterranean Sea | instance of | and around smaller marine basins | 0.80 | text |
| the Gulf of Mexico | instance of | and around smaller marine basins | 0.80 | text |
| lagoons | instance of | Multiple wetland systems | 0.80 | text |
| estuaries | instance of | Multiple wetland systems | 0.80 | text |
| and/or marshes can result from such conditions depending on the surroundings | instance of | Multiple wetland systems | 0.80 | text |
| Barrier island | related to Australia | Moreton Bay | 0.60 | section |
| Barrier island | related to Australia | Australia | 0.60 | section |
| Barrier island | related to Australia | Brisbane | 0.60 | section |
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