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Types of Landbridges

There are four main types of landbridges:

• Landbridge: Using a landmass as a link in a maritime transport chain involving a foreign origin and destination.
• Mini landbridge: Using a landmass as a link in a transport chain involving a foreign origin and a destination at the end of the landmass.
• Micro landbridge: Using a landmass as a link in a transport chain involving a foreign origin and an inland destination.
• Reverse landbridge: Through a maritime detour reaching an inland destination by using the closest maritime facade instead of the landbridge.

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