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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 religious worship, such as Mont Saint-Michel with its Benedictine Abbey. Tidal islands are also commonly the sites of fortresses because of their natural fortifications.

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Hong Kong

  • Ma Shi Chau in Tai Po District, northeastern New Territories, within the Tolo Harbour

    • Iran

  • Naaz islands in Persian gulf, southern seashore of Qeshm island

    • South Korea

  • Jindo Island and Modo Island in southwest South Korea

    • Channel Islands

  • Lihou in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands

    • Denmark

  • Mandø Island – on Denmark's western coast
  • Knudshoved Island – north of Vordingborg on southern Zealand, Denmark

    • France

  • Île Madame in Charente-Maritime
  • Île de Noirmoutier in Vendée
  • Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy
  • Tombelaine in Normandy

    • Germany/Denmark

  • The Halligen in the North Frisian Islands, Germany/Denmark
  • The Neuwerk in the Wadden Sea, Germany

    • Ireland

  • Coney Island near Rosses Point, County Sligo
  • Omey Island in Connemara, County Galway, Connacht
  • Inishkeel, County Galway, Connacht

    • Iceland

    Grótta in Seltjarnarnes in Capital Region

    Spain

  • Cortegada Island in Pontevedra coast, Galicia.
  • San Nikolas Island in Lekeitio, Bizkaia

    • United Kingdom

  • Asparagus Island in Cornwall, England
  • Baleshare in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
  • Brough of Birsay in Orkney, Scotland
  • Burgh Island in Devon, England
  • Burrow Island in Portsmouth Harbour, England
  • Burry Holms on the Gower, Wales
  • Castle Stalker on Loch Laich in Argyll, Scotland
  • Chapel Island in Cumbria, England
  • Chiswick Eyot in the River Thames
  • Cramond Island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
  • Davaar Island near Campbeltown, on the Kintyre peninsula, Scotland
  • Eilean Shona in Loch Moidart, Scotland
  • Eilean Tioram, in Loch Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland on which is situated Castle Tioram
  • Erraid off the Isle of Mull in Scotland
  • Gateholm off the south west coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • Gugh in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain
  • Hestan Island near Rough Island, Scotland in Auchencairn Bay, Scotland
  • Hilbre Island, Middle Eye and Little Eye in the River Dee estuary, between North Wales and the English Wirral
  • Horsey Island in Essex, England
  • Islands of Fleet: Ardwall Isle & Barlocco Isle in Galloway, Scotland
  • Isle Ristol, the innermost of the Summer Isles in Scotland
  • Kili Holm in Orkney, Scotland
  • Lindisfarne in Northumberland, England
  • Ynys Llanddwyn off Anglesey in north Wales
  • Mersea Island in Essex, England
  • Mumbles Lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea
  • Northey Island in Essex, England
  • Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
  • Osea Island in Essex, England
  • Piel Island in Cumbria, England
  • Ray Island in Essex, England
  • Rough Island opposite Rockcliffe, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
  • Sheep Island in Cumbria, England
  • St Catherine's Island in Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • St Mary's Island in North Tyneside, England
  • St Michael's Mount in Cornwall, Great Britain
  • Sully Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
  • Worm's Head at the end of Gower, Wales
  • Ynys Gifftan in Gwynedd, north Wales
  • Ynys Lochtyn on the coast of Cardigan Bay, Wales

    • 43 (unbridged) tidal islands can be walked to from the UK mainland.

    Canada

  • Micou's Island in St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Minister's Island in New Brunswick, Canada

    • United States

  • Bar Island in Maine
  • Battery Point Light in California
  • Bumpkin Island in Massachusetts
  • Camano Island in Puget Sound of Washington State, since earth filled
  • Cana Island Lighthouse in Wisconsin
  • Charles Island, in Connecticut
  • Douglas Island in Alaska
  • High Island, New York
  • Long Point Island, Harpswell, Maine

    • Australia

  • The Point Walter Sandbar in Perth, Western Australia has slowly formed into a tidal island and is only connected to the mainland in extreme low tides.
  • Penguin Island (Western Australia) in the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
  • Former tidal island Bennelong Island in Sydney, Australia was developed into Bennelong Point and is now the location of the Sydney Opera House.

    • New Zealand

  • Matakana Island in Tauranga Harbour
  • Opahekeheke Island in the Kaipara Harbour
  • Puddingstone Island in Otago Harbour
  • Rabbit Island, Bells Island, and Bests Island in Tasman Bay
  • The Hauraki Gulf islands of Motutapu Island and Rangitoto Island are connected at low tide
  • The Okatakata Islands and Walker Island in Rangaunu Harbour

    • References

    Tidal island Wikipedia
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