| 31. | Dar�er Ort is an extended chain of sandbanks running in a northeasterly direction.
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| 32. | It was built with great difficulty as its sandbank is below low water.
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| 33. | In particular, waves shoal as they pass over submerged sandbanks or reefs.
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| 34. | Ancient writers frequently mention the sandbanks and their vicinity as dangerous for shipping.
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| 35. | The sandbank has been the graveyard of many ships.
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| 36. | The southern sandbanks at the entrance are constantly accumulating and releasing this sand.
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| 37. | Burrowing invertebrates are found in the sandbanks and mudflats.
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| 38. | It is connected to the larger island, Buariki, by a sandbank.
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| 39. | When the tide comes in, it comes in widely around these sandbanks.
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| 40. | The lead ship is named after the Wielingen sandbank.
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