Tidal island
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"Tide island" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Tied 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.
The former Bennelong Island in Sydney, Australia was developed into Bennelong Point and is now the location of the Sydney Opera House.
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List of tidal islands [edit]
Asia [edit]
Hong Kong [edit]
- Ma Shi Chau in Tai Po District, northeastern New Territories, within the Tolo Harbour
South Korea [edit]
- Jindo Island and Modo Island in southwest South Korea
Europe [edit]
Channel Islands [edit]
- Lihou in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands
Denmark [edit]
- Mandø Island - on Denmark's western coast
- Knudshoved Island - north of Vordingborg on southern Zealand, Denmark
France [edit]
- Île Madame in Charente-Maritime
- Île de Noirmoutier in Vendée
- Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy
- Tombelaine in Normandy
Germany/Denmark [edit]
- The Halligen in the North Frisian Islands, Germany/Denmark
Ireland [edit]
- Coney Island near Rosses Point, County Sligo
- Omey Island in Connemara, County Galway, Connacht
Spain [edit]
- Cortegada Island in Pontevedra coast, Galicia.
United Kingdom [edit]
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- Baleshare in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- Brough of Birsay in Orkney, Scotland
- Burgh Island in Devon, England
- Chapel Island in Cumbria, England
- Cramond Island, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Davaar Island near Campbeltown, on the Kintyre peninsula, Scotland
- Eilean Tioram, in Loch Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland on which is situated Castle Tioram
- Erraid off the Isle of Mull in Scotland
- Gugh in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain
- Hilbre Island in the River Dee estuary, between North Wales and the English Wirral
- Lindisfarne in Northumberland, England
- Llanddwyn Island off Anglesey in North Wales
- Mersea Island in Essex, England
- Northey Island in Essex, England
- Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
- Osea Island in Essex, England
- Rough Island opposite Rockcliffe, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
- Shell Island in North Wales, Wales
- 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
43 (unbridged) tidal islands can be walked to from the UK mainland.[1]
North America [edit]
Canada [edit]
- Micou's Island in St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Minister's Island in New Brunswick, Canada
United States [edit]
- Bar Island in Maine, U.S.A.
- Battery Point Light in California, U.S.A.
- Camano Island in Puget Sound of Washington State, USA, since earth filled
- Cana Island Lighthouse in Wisconsin, U.S.A.
- Douglas Island in Alaska, USA
- High Island, New York
- Long Point Island,[2] Harpswell, Maine, U.S.A.
Oceania [edit]
Australia [edit]
New Zealand [edit]
- 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
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Peter Caton (2011). No Boat Required – Exploring Tidal Islands. ISBN 978-1848767-010.
- ^ Longpointisland.com
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