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    • Diagram showing formation of a Bar built estuary.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 9 August 2016 Size: 37 KB Referencing Hub media

    Bar-built estuaries form when a shallow lagoon or bay is protected from the ocean by a sand bar, delta or island.

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      Estuary formation

      Estuaries have a life cycle. They form, they age as they infill with sediment and they transform to other environments, such as freshwater marshes. They are fragile habitats vulnerable to time ...

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