swap_horiz Foulness Sand Alternatives

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Nakupenda Sandbank

Tidal sandbank near Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, that emerges at low tide and is a popular day-trip snorkeling destin...

Tourism Tidal Zanzibar Sandbank

8.4 Great

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Koresand

A tidal sandbank in the Danish Wadden Sea near the island of Rømø, lying within the Wadden Sea National Park and providi...

Coastal Denmark Tidal Sandbank

7.7 Good

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Shivering Sand

Thames Estuary sandbank off the Kent coast, England, site of the Shivering Sands Maunsell Army Sea Forts, constructed in...

Tidal Offshore Fort Thames

7.0 Good

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Knock John

A sandbank in the outer Thames Estuary where Knock John Tower, a Royal Engineers anti-aircraft sea fort, was constructed...

Tidal Offshore Fort Thames

6.8 Fair

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Maplin Sand

Large tidal sandbank in the outer Thames Estuary, Essex, England, famously proposed in the early 1970s as a potential si...

Coastal Essex Tidal Thames

6.7 Fair

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Tongue Sand

Sandbank at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, England, site of the Tongue Sand Tower, a Maunsell naval sea fort erected i...

Tidal Offshore Fort Thames

6.7 Fair

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Gunfleet Sand

Shallow sandbank off the Essex coast in the outer Thames Estuary, England, site of the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm...

Essex Tidal Offshore Thames

6.5 Fair

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Long Sand

Extensive sandbank running parallel to the Essex coast in the outer Thames Estuary, England, historically a significant...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

6.2 Fair

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Maplin Spit

A sandbank in the outer Thames Estuary off Foulness Island, Essex, adjacent to Maplin Sands where construction of a thir...

Essex Tidal Spit Thames

6.2 Fair

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Sunk Sand

Offshore sandbank in the Thames Estuary, England, historically marked by a lightvessel and long regarded as a hazard in...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

6.1 Fair

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Girdler

A sandbank in the Thames Estuary near the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, historically marked by the Girdler lightship and now in...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

6.1 Fair

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Whitaker Spit

A sandy spit projecting into the outer Thames Estuary off the Essex coast, charted as a navigational hazard in the appro...

Essex Tidal Spit Thames

5.9 Mediocre

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Buxey Sand

Offshore sandbank in the Thames Estuary off Essex, England, a navigational hazard situated between the main Swin and Bla...

Essex Tidal Offshore North Sea

5.7 Mediocre

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Barrow

A sandbank in the outer Thames Estuary off the Essex coast of England, part of the extensive Barrow sandbank complex tha...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

5.6 Mediocre

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East Barrow

The eastern section of the Barrow sandbank complex in the outer Thames Estuary off Essex, England, forming part of navig...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

5.4 Mediocre

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West Barrow

The western section of the Barrow sandbank complex in the outer Thames Estuary off Essex, England, flanking the main shi...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

5.4 Mediocre

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Spaniard

A sandbank in the North Sea off the English east coast, reportedly named after a historical association with Spanish shi...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

5.3 Mediocre

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Shingles

A sandbank in the Thames Estuary off the Kent coast, one of several features named Shingles around England's shores, mar...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

5.2 Mediocre

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East Spaniard

The eastern portion of the Spaniard sandbank system in the North Sea off the English east coast, forming a navigational...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

5.2 Mediocre

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Spile

A small sandbank in the Thames Estuary, one of many shoal features in these shallow coastal waters that require careful...

UK Tidal Offshore Thames

4.9 Poor