Walter Payton

I developed my training routine going into my senior year at Jackson State. I found this sandbank by the Pearl River near my hometown, Columbia, Miss. I laid out a course of 65 yards or so. Sixty-five yards on sand is like 120 on turf, but running on sand helps you make your cuts at full speed.

American Athlete

Sandbanks can be dangerous for boats and are often mentioned in navigation contexts.

Navigation Hazard

Sandbanks may only be visible or more prominent when water levels are low.

Low Water Reveal

Sandbanks can serve as habitats for marine life, commonly found in documentaries or ecological discussions.

Marine Life Habitat

 I set out to find a place in the world where I could observe dolphins underwater to try to crack the code of their communication system. Now in most parts of the world, the water's pretty murky, so it's very hard to observe animals underwater, but I found a community of dolphins that live in these beautiful, clear, shallow sandbanks of the Bahamas

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 because he's very traditional, very tough and hardworking. He's constantly doing something while we're driving the boat down to a spot. He's shooting at fish with a bow and arrow. Then we pull up at the sandbank and he starts digging