Sandbank (disambiguation)

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A sandbank is a landform consisting of a sand bar in water, which creates a shallow area which may pose a hazard to watercraft.

Sandbank is also the name of various specific places:

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Sandbanks is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1,829 km northwest of Brisbane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chiang Rai province</span> Province of Thailand

Chiang Rai is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces, which lies in upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered by the Shan State of Myanmar to the north, Bokeo province of Laos to the east, Phayao to the south, Lampang to the southwest, and Chiang Mai to the west. The provinces is linked to Houayxay Laos by the Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge that spans the Mekong.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poole</span> Town in England

Poole is a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of England in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is 21 miles (34 km) east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. The town had an estimated population of 151,500 making it the second-largest town in the ceremonial county of Dorset. Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch, the conurbation has a total population of nearly 400,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phrae province</span> Province of Thailand

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Edward County, Ontario</span> City in Ontario, Canada

Prince Edward County (PEC) is a county in southern Ontario, Canada. Its coastline on Lake Ontario’s northeastern shore is known for Sandbanks Provincial Park, sand beaches, and limestone cliffs. The Regent Theatre, a restored Edwardian Opera House, sits at the heart of the town of Picton on the Bay of Quinte. Nearby Macaulay Heritage Park highlights local history through its 19th-century buildings. In 2016, Prince Edward County had a census population of 24,735. Prince Edward County is a city, single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lake Wanapitei</span> Lake in Ontario, Canada

Lake Wanapitei occupies a meteorite crater in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the much larger Sudbury meteorite crater but they are not related.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandbanks</span> Human settlement in England

Sandbanks is an affluent neighbourhood of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of Poole Harbour.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wellington, Ontario</span> Place in Ontario, Canada

Wellington is an unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 1,932 according to the 2016 Census. The community is located on the shore of both Lake Ontario and West Lake in the southwest of the county. Sandbanks Beach, the northernmost of Sandbanks Provincial Park's beaches, is located in the Village of Wellington, where it is called Wellington Rotary Beach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandbanks Provincial Park</span> Provincial park in Ontario, Canada

Sandbanks Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County near Picton, Ontario, Canada. The park is considered one of the best sandy beaches in Ontario and contains the largest bay-mouth barrier dune formation in the world. The 1,550.87-hectare (3,832.3-acre) park was established in 1970 and operates year round. Birdwatching, camping, cycling, fishing, and swimming are among the activities available in the park.

Burgeo is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located mainly on Grandy Island, on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland. It is an outport community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pope's Eye</span> Uncompleted foundation for an island fort at Port Philip, Victoria, Australia

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National Cycle Route 75 runs from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula, via Glasgow. It is often known as the Clyde to Forth cycle route.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newfoundland and Labrador Route 480</span> Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Route 480, also known as Burgeo Highway or The Burgeo Road, is a 150-kilometre-long (93 mi) north-south on southwestern Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the town of Burgeo with the Trans-Canada Highway. The highway is a winding two-lane highway traveling through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for its entire length. There are no other communities of any kind along the highway, with the only other intersections being abandoned logging roads. Route 480 also provides access to Sandbanks Provincial Park and ferries to the remote outports of Ramea, Grey River and Francois at its southern terminus. There are also several vacation/hunting camps along Route 480, including Peter Strides.

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Nakanoshima (中之島、中の島、中ノ島、中野島) may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blauort</span>

Blauort is one of Germany's uninhabited North Sea sandy islets off the coast of Dithmarschen, and measures about 1,200 m from north to south and 500 metres from east to west. It is surrounded by the sandbank of Blauortsand, which is bounded to the north by the creek of the Wesselburener Loch and to the south by the Piep.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigehörn</span>

Nigehörn is an uninhabited artificial island in the North Sea belonging to the German city of Hamburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tertius (sandbank)</span>

Tertius is a sandbank located in the Heligoland Bight off the coast of Dithmarschen belonging to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandbanks Provincial Park (Newfoundland)</span> Provincial park in Newfoundland, Canada

Sandbanks Provincial Park is a provincial park on the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the southwest coast, approximately 150 km from the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Burgeo, less than three hours from Corner Brook. The park is known for its expansive sandy beaches and dunes.