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unusual facts about Barrier island


Barrier island

William John McGee reasoned in 1890 that the East and Gulf coasts of the United States were undergoing submergence, as evidenced by the many drowned river valleys that occur along these coasts, including Raritan, Delaware and Chesapeake Bays.


Carl G. Fisher

The Collins Bridge across Biscayne Bay between Miami and the barrier island that became Miami Beach was built by John S. Collins (1837–1928), an earlier farmer and developer originally from New Jersey.

MacArthur Causeway

In the late 1910s, with the deteriorating wooden Collins Bridge (now, the Venetian Causeway) as the only direct land route between mainland Miami and the barrier islands of Miami Beach, construction on the roadway began in 1917.

Virginia Coast Reserve

It consists of 14 barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, including Parramore Island, Hog Island, Virginia, Smith Island, Virginia, Assawoman Island, and Metompkin Island.


see also

Key Waden

Key Waden is a small barrier island between Naples and Marco Island, Florida, United States.

Mount Hobson

Mount Hobson, Great Barrier Island, the largest mountain on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand