Sandspit River Conservation Area
Sandspit may refer to: * Sandspit, British Columbia, a town on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada * Sandspit, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand * Sandspit Beach, a major tourist site in Karachi, Pakistan * Sandspit (landform) A spit or sandspit is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores. It develops in places where re-entrance occurs, such as at a cove's headlands, by the process of longshore drift by longshore currents. The drift occurs du ...

Sandspit, British Columbia
Sandspit ( hai, K'il Kun) is the largest community on Moresby Island, in Haida Gwaii off the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. The only town on Moresby Island, Sandspit has accommodations, a campground, supermarket and 85-berth harbour serving visitors to Gwaii Haanas. The unincorporated community had a population of 296 as of the 2016 census, down from 297 in 2011. The community is served by Sandspit Airport with daily flights to and from Vancouver, as well as multiple ferry voyages from Alliford Bay to Skidegate Landing on Graham Island. Near the airport is the "Spirit of Sandspit", a copper and cedar sculpture of a salmon by island artist Lon Sharp dominates the main road. Sandspit is also home to the Open Ocean totem pole by Jesse Jones, Jimmy Jones and Jason Goetzinger. The Circle Tour leaves and returns to Sandspit on active gravel logging road past Skidegate Lake, Copper River, Gray Bay beach, and Copper Bay, where traditional Haida people fish for sockeye sal ...
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Sandspit, New Zealand
Sandspit is a settlement in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula, about 65 kilometres north of the city centre. It has experienced substantial increases in property values during the first two decades of the 21st century. Ferries run several times a day from Sandspit to Kawau Island. Ferry service between Sandspit and Kawau first started in 1934, with a boat which was (possibly later) called ''Nancibel '. In the 1950s, ''Nancibel'' was replaced by ''Mairie'' and ''Kawau Isle''. Brick Bay, which is adjacent to Sandspit, has a sculpture trail along a two-kilometre path through native bush, fields and ponds. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Sandspit as a rural settlement, which covers . Sandspit settlement is part of the larger Sandspit statistical area. Sandspit settlement had a population of 525 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (22.4%) since the 2006 ...
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Sandspit Beach
Sandspit Beach is a beach located in south west of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a very famous tourist spot. A remarkable variety of marine life are found here including algae and crabs. The shallow waters are ideal for swimming and sunbathing. It has an unusual rocky formation. Sandspit Beach is quite a popular hangout and relaxation spot in Karachi. Facilities at the Sandspit Beach include horseback and camel riding. Sandspit Beach is also a nesting ground for green and olive ridley The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in th ... turtles, implemented by the Sindh Wildlife Department over the past two decades. Nesting takes place in early winter months. In recent years the WWF-Pakistan has also become involved in turtle conservation activities by establishing a wetland cen ...
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