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Frisian Islands
archipelago in the Wadden Sea
shoal
right|thumb|Sandbar between St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly|St Agnes and [[Gugh on the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom]] thumb|A tidal sandbar connecting the islands of Waya Island|Waya and Wayasewa of the [[Yasawa Islands, Fiji]] thumb|Sandbar between Nosy Iranja Be and Nosy Iranja Kely(Nosy Iranja, [[Madagascar)]]
Lido di Venezia
sandbar island located on Laguna Veneta near Venice, Italy
Sriharikota
Sriharikota () is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the other being SSLV Launch Complex, Kulasekarapattinam). ISRO launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the PSLV and the GSLV from the island. Sriharikota was selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.
barrier island
coastal landform and a type of dune system
Pellestrina
Pellestrina is an island in northern Italy, forming a barrier between the southern Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, lying south west of the Lido.
Moreton Island
island off the Queensland coast, Australia
Cijin District
A district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Matakana Island
island in New Zealand
North Stradbroke Island
island in Brisbane, that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland
South Stradbroke Island
island in Queensland, Australia
Culatra Island
island
Barreta Island
island in Portugal
Armona Island
island in Portugal
Tavira Island
island in Portugal
Moturoa / Rabbit Island
small island in the southernmost part of the Tasman Bay, in the northern coast of New Zealand's South Island
Boulder Bank
coastal landform in Nelson, New Zealand