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Why is Mont-Saint-Michel an island now?

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The isle is linked with the mainland by a causeway (built 1875), but was long only accessible by land at low tide. By 2006, however, the silting of the surrounding waters caused Mont-Saint-Michel to be truly an island only at extreme high tides, but a plan to reverse the silting is being implemented.

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