At the time of our visit, the part of the barrier beach south of the tidal inlet was connected with the mainland.
Diagram of physiographic features of the barrier beach of Tamaulipas.
A partial skeleton including the skull was picked up on the barrier beach at a place 33 miles south of Washington Beach.
Two fragments of lower jaw from the barrier beach were examined and assigned to this subspecies on geographic grounds.
Sweeping in a wide arc as it gathered speed, the boat presently shot out smartly on a straight course for the barrier beach.
Beyond the golden arm of the barrier beach drifted the lazy purple sails of coastwise schooners.
Eastward the barrier beach was looming stark and black against a growing greenish pallor in the sky.