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The Goodwin Sands is a long sandbank in the English Channel lying off the Deal coast in Kent, England. The area consists of approximately of fine sand resting on an Upper Chalk platform belonging to the same geological feature that incorporates the White Cliffs of Dover. The banks lie between and beneath the surface, depending on location. Tides and currents are constantly shifting the shoals. More than 2,000 ships are believed to have been wrecked upon the Goodwin Sands because they lie close to the major shipping lanes through the Straits of Dover. Due to the dangers, the area – which also includes Brake Bank〔R. L. Cloet, "Hydrographic Analysis of the Goodwin Sands and the Brake Bank", ''The Geographical Journal'', 120.2 (June 1954:203–215). Cloet demolished the story that the Goodwin Sands had been a low-lying island, identifying its hydrofoil shape formed by currents, and charting its anti-clockwise drift.〕 – is marked by numerous lightvessels and buoys. Notable shipwrecks include the in 1703, in 1740, the in 1914, and the South Goodwin Lightship, which broke free from its anchor moorings during a storm in 1954.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Crew of the South Goodwin light vessel )〕 Several naval battles have been fought nearby, including the Battle of Goodwin Sands in 1652 and the Battle of Dover Strait in 1917. When hovercraft ran from Dover, they used to make occasional trips over the sands, where boats could not safely go. Southeast from Goodwin Sands lies the Sandettie Bank. thumb ==Navigational aids== There is currently a lightship on the end of the sands, on the farthest part out, to warn ships. The sands were once covered by two lighthouses on the Kent mainland, one each covering the north and south ends of the sands. The South Foreland lighthouse is now owned by the National Trust, and the North Foreland lighthouse is still in operation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goodwin Sands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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