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a spit forms when you draw saliva in your mouth and then, like, spit it out =D
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_spit_form
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Because they are formed by wind and wave action, spits are unstable and dynamic. Bulkheads, highways, or railroads along the base of nearby eroding bluffs will reduce the supply of sediments necessary to maintain a spit.
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www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/bluffs/spits.htm...
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/bluffs/spits.html
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Barrier spit off South Carolina Coast ... A barrier spit is formed by longshore currents creating a recurved island separated from the mainland. (See also spit, barrier island)
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www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/a_d/barrier_sp...
www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/a_d/barrier_spit.html
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• AROUND THE STATE ... The state concluded the 3-mile-long spit of land was formed relatively recently by natural sediment deposits and is, therefore, public property.
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www.nola.com/sports/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-40/12294...
www.nola.com/sports/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-40/122949489140730.xml&coll=1
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Willoughby Spit, Willoughby Spit - History: Land formed by weather, Willoughby Spit - Ferrys The Bridge-Tunnel, Willoughby Spit - Shire to County to City, Willoughby Spit - Aircraft flight makes history...
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www.experiencefestival.com/a/Willoughby_Spit_-_History_...
www.experiencefestival.com/a/Willoughby_Spit_-_History_Land_formed_by_weather/id/5589732
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Erosional Landforms; Cliff Recession; Landforms overview; Bays and headlands; Erosion Of A Headland ; Deposition Landforms; Beaches; Spit;; Marshes; Salt Marshes; Sand Dunes;
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www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/depositio...
www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/deposition.html
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A spit is a depositional landform made up of beach material that extends out from the coastline into the sea. A spit is formed through the movement of beach material over long periods of time by wave action. Transportation of the beach load...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081105102...
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Willoughby Spit. Willoughby Spit summary with 3 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information, and more. ... During a hurricane in 1749, the Chesapeake Bay rose 15 feet above normal, sand spit was washed up at Sewell's Point and, with the help of The Great Coastal Hurricane of 1806, Willoughby Spit was formed.
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www.bookrags.com/wiki/Willoughby_Spit
www.bookrags.com/wiki/Willoughby_Spit
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Miller Sands, an island complex in the lower Columbia River, is largely derived from dredged material. ... Three distinct habitat types are recognized: a large vegetated upland island formed prior to 1940; an elongate barren sand spit formed primarily since 1970; and a cove protected by the island and the spit.
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stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=h...
stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA074876
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