Sandbank
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A sandbank is a patch of sand in water, which creates a shallow area which may pose a hazard to boats.
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 at least three specific places:
- Sandbank, Scotland is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Sandbanks is a spit in Poole harbour in the south of England.
- Sandbanks Provincial Park is a provincial park in Ontario, Canada.