sand flat
Exposed coastal sediment
A sand flat is a level expanse of sand exposed at low tide or found in arid regions—essentially a flat area composed primarily of sand.
Coastal sand flats appear along shorelines and estuaries, alternately covered and uncovered by tidal waters: We walked across the sand flat searching for clams.
The term also describes similar formations in deserts and lakebeds.
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
- tide poolWave-stranded water hollow
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- shoreLand bordering water
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sand flattidal pool
Coastal depression holding seawater
lagoon · deep water · open water · seabed · ocean floor
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