Proposal:Natural=shoal

Tag:natural=shoal
Proposal status:	Draft (under way)
Proposed by:	Hamish
Tagging:	natural=shoal Data item
Applies to:	area
Definition:	An area of the sea floor which nears the sea surface (literally, becomes shallow) and can lie completely below it or be exposed at low tide.
Statistics:
Rendered as:	dotted line
Draft started:	2012-08-19
RFC start:	*
Vote start:	*
Vote end:	*

Alternatively, it can be described as tidal sand spit, although the latter is generally not tidally washed. Often, but not always, breaks waves over its top and can be a hazard to navigation, as in the famous wikipedia:Nantucket Shoals.

Related tags

• man_made=shoal - perhaps for artificial surf breaks
• tidal=yes
• seamark:type=sea_area
• seamark:sea_area:category=shoal

See also

• natural=reef for features (rocks, sandbar, coral, etc) that are below the surface
• subsea=* for another attempt