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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sand bars</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>shoals</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>landforms</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ship&apos;s wheel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sand-bar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bars, sand</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sand bar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sandbanks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sandbars</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shoals</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Banks of sand, usually formed at the mouth of a river or harbor by the action of moving water; also may be found close to a beach, similar to shoals. ]]></note></mads>