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Tidal Island

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A tidal island is a raised area of land within a body of water that is connected to the mainland by a natural isthmus or a man-made causeway exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide, so that the land switches between being a promontory or peninsula and an island depending on the state of the tide.

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A tidal island is a raised area of land within a body of water, which is connected to the larger mainland by a natural isthmus or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide, causing the land to switch between being a promontory/peninsula and an island depending on tidal
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