Natural submerged sandbank that rises from a body of water to near the surface
This article is about underwater landforms. For fish behavior, see Shoaling and schooling. For effects of shallow water on waves, see Wave shoaling. For other uses, see Shoal (disambiguation).
"Shoals" and "Sandbank" redirect here. For other uses, see Shoals (disambiguation) and Sandbank (disambiguation).
Sandbar between St Agnes and Gugh on the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, England, United KingdomA tidal sandbar connecting the islands of Waya and Wayasewa of the Yasawa Islands, FijiSandbar between Nosy Iranja Be and Nosy Iranja Kely (Nosy Iranja, Madagascar)
In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation. Shoals are also known as sandbanks, sandbars, or gravelbars. Two or more shoals that are either separated by shared troughs or interconnected by past or present sedimentary and hydrographic processes are referred to as a shoal complex.[1][2]
The term shoal is also used in a number of ways that can be either similar to, or quite different from, how it is used in geologic, geomorphic, and oceanographic literature. Sometimes, the term refers to either any relatively shallow place in a stream, lake, sea, or other body of water; a rocky area on the seafloor within an area mapped for navigation purposes; or, a growth of vegetation on the bottom of a deep lake, that occurs at any depth, or is used as a verb for the process of proceeding from a greater to a lesser depth of water.[2]
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