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GCSE Geography · key term
A body of water separated from the open sea by a barrier such as a coastal bar.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 1.4 · Paper 1
Revise: Coastal LandformsThe bar separates the water behind it from the open sea, creating a lagoon. The key distinction is the connection to land: a spit has a free outer end, whereas a bar connects land at both ends across a bay.
Paper 2
Revise: Coastal Transportation and Depositional LandformsWater cut off behind the bar forms a lagoon.
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