shallow

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These rocks formed in a shallow marine environment along a continental shelf during the final stages of Gondwana's formation, before the supercontinent eventually split apart to form regions that became South America and Africa.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Haulover Sandbar is billed as a popular tourist marina in Miami, owing to its clear and shallow water.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

At the center, resting on a plinth in front of a shallow niche and beneath a graceful valance of laurel, is French’s striking bronze portrait bust of Hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

However, scattered throughout the dark depths were shallow areas: sandbars, reefs, islands just under the waves.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown