Study finds 657 new barrier islands worldwide. April 22, 2011— -- Islands that suddenly appear may sound like something out of a pirate myth. But a new survey has found hundreds of islands ...

In The Americas, narrator Tom Hanks takes us on an expansive adventure from the southern tip of Chile to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. From the western Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Coast ...

A. Barrier islands form and shift along many, but not all, of the U.S. coastlines and about 15 percent of the coastlines worldwide. They are punctuated by inlets that let water flow in and out. What ...

You are a contestant on a trivia show and choose the "Barrier Islands" category for $200. Would you be able to answer this (in the form of a question, of course)? According to theNational Oceanic and ...