1) Flats 2) Pitfall 1) Ocean banks 2) Sea or river places 3) Shoals 
Shallows is a 1984 novel by Australian author Tim Winton about whaling. Shallows won the 1984 Miles Franklin Award. Carolyn See called it `a dark masterpiece that ranks with (or above?) `Moby-Dick.` ...
the marine environment located close to the surface. Here the influences of waves, wind, tides, sun and cooling are most pronounced. Yet in these exacting circumstances an amazingly rich community is found, which is easy to study.