Sandbank (disambiguation)
- Sandbank (disambiguation)
A sandbank is a landform comprised of sand bar in water, which creates a shallow area which may pose a hazard to watercraft. Some sandbanks are above water at low tide and also serve as natural habitats for a variety of wading birds.See also shoal and bar.
Sandbank is also the name of various specific places:
*Sandbank, Scotland, a village in Argyll and Bute
*Sandbanks, a spit in Poole harbour in the south of England
*Sandbanks Provincial Park, a provincial park in Ontario, Canada
*Sandbanks National Park, a national park in Queensland, Australia
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Nakanoshima (disambiguation) — Nakanoshima may refer to: Nakanoshima, a sandbank in central Osaka, Japan Nakanoshima Park on the sandbank Nakanoshima (Kagoshima), a volcanic island in Japan Nakanoshima, Niigata, Japan, a former town A district in Tama ku, Kawasaki See also… … Wikipedia
Nore (disambiguation) — Nore may refer to: Nore, a sandbank in the Thames Estuary Nore Command a former major operational command of the Royal Navy Nore Mutiny by Royal Navy sailors in 1797 River Nore, in Ireland Nore Township, Minnesota Nore (Norway), a village in… … Wikipedia
Wharf (disambiguation) — A wharf is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded.Wharf and similar may also refer to *The Wharf (Holdings), a company in Hong Kong * The Wharf (newspaper) , a … Wikipedia
Flak (disambiguation) — Flak refers to anti aircraft gunfire, derived from the German Flugabwehrkanone , for aircraft defense cannon , during World War II.Flak can also mean: * Flak jacket, protective clothing worn by soldiers and others to protect themselves from… … Wikipedia
Shoal (disambiguation) — Things known as shoal, shoals or shoaling include: * Shoal, a sandbank or reef creating shallow water, especially where it forms a hazard to shipping * Shoal draught (or draft), of a boat with shallow draught which can pass over some shoals *… … Wikipedia
Shoal — Bar (landform) redirects here. For other uses, see Bar (disambiguation)#Landforms. Sandbank redirects here. For other uses, see Sandbank (disambiguation). For other uses, see Shoal (disambiguation). Sandbar between St. Agnes and Gugh on the Isles … Wikipedia
River Clyde — This article is about the river which flows through Glasgow. For other rivers, see Clyde River (disambiguation). For the ship, see SS River Clyde. Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 5°0′0″W / 5 … Wikipedia
Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
List of shipwrecks — Contents 1 Africa 1.1 East Africa 1.2 North Africa 1.2.1 Algeria … Wikipedia
Nore — For other uses, see Nore (disambiguation). Lightship Nore The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, England. It marks the point where the River Thames meets the North Sea, roughly halfway between Havengore Creek in Essex and… … Wikipedia
