Tombolo is a shingle

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that connects

Dogashima is a scenic coastal area in Nishiizu, Japan. It is also known as "Izu Peninsula, Izu's Matsushima" due to the beauty of its scenery which features pumice cliffs, volcanic rock formations, sea caves, and uninhabited islands. Geology and topogra ...

with the

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low tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables c ...

. Tombolo is named after the

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word ', meaning 'pillow' or 'cushion', which refers to a deposition

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by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or

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. Tombolo begins at Hamase Beach on Dogashima and extends to

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and Nakano Island of the Sanshiro Islands. A small canal cuts off Tombolo between Elephant and Nakano Island. The tombolo is 250 meters long and 30 meters across at low tide between March and September. Rather than being sandy, the tombolo is stoney, with the rocks often covered by seaweed and slippery to walk on. Dogashima Tombolo April 7 1033 2

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Tide chart
showing low tide times for the tombolo Nishiizu, Shizuoka Tombolos