List of spits (landforms)
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There are many examples of spits around the world. Some of which include:
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[edit] Baltic Sea
[edit] Canada
- Leslie Street Spit (artificial), Toronto, Ontario
- Toronto Islands (former spit, now detached), Toronto, Ontario
- Long Point, Ontario
- Blackie Spit (east section of the Crescent Beach), British Columbia [1]
Sidney Spit, Sidney Island, British Columbia
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Ireland
- Inch Strand, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry.
[edit] Jamaica
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Ukraine
[edit] United Kingdom
- Blakeney Point, Norfolk
- Calshot Spit, Hampshire
- Dawlish Warren, Devon
- Hurst Castle, Hampshire
- Orford Ness, Suffolk
- Spurn Head, Yorkshire
- Hengistbury Head, Dorset
- East Head Spit, Hampshire
[edit] United States
- Clatsop Spit, Oregon
- Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- Ocean City, Maryland is built on a spit though it is commonly misinterpreted as a barrier island.
- Dungeness Spit, Sequim, Washington
- Presque Isle, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Minnesota Point, Duluth, Minnesota Also referred to by locals as "Park Point", it's also said to be the world's largest natural spit.
- Provincetown Spit, Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Willoughby Spit, Norfolk, Virginia

