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Tidal island — A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands many of them have been sites of… … Wikipedia
Tidal island — Île accessible à marée basse Temple Tanah Lot à Bali, Indonésie, accessible à pied à marée basse Une île accessible à marée basse est, comme son nom l indique, une île qui, lorsque la marée est basse, est reliée à un autre corps terrestre… … Wikipédia en Français
Island — For other uses, see Island (disambiguation). British Isles … Wikipedia
Tidal power — Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of power.Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity generation. Tides … Wikipedia
Island Beach State Park — is a New Jersey state park located just south of Seaside Park on the Barnegat Peninsula in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. Most of… … Wikipedia
Tidal bore — Aegir redirects here. For the mythological figure, see Ægir. For the moon of Saturn, see Aegir (moon). The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska A tidal bore (or simply bore in context, or also aegir, eagre, or eygre) is a tidal phenomenon in… … Wikipedia
tidal power — Electricity produced by turbines operated by tide flow. Large amounts of power are potentially available from the tides in certain locations, such as Canada s Bay of Fundy, where the tidal range reaches more than 50 ft (15 m), but this potential… … Universalium
Douglas Island — This article is about the island in Alaska. For other islands, see Douglas Island (disambiguation). Douglas Harbor in, Douglas, Alaska The island in the midground, right, houses a US Coast Guard station. Mount Juneau lies in the background behind … Wikipedia
Omey Island — (Irish: Iomaidh) is a tidal island situated near Claddaghduff on the western edge of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. From the mainland the island is inconspicuous and almost hidden. It is possible to drive or walk across a large sandy strand … Wikipedia
Sully Island — is a small tidal island at the hamlet of Swanbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, four hundred and fifty metres off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 8 miles (12.8 kilometres) south west from the… … Wikipedia
