The Shallows (Vlakwater) is a body of relatively shallow water that separates Sint Pietereiland from the mainland of Saridan. The Shallows carries a large amount of commercial, transportation, and cruise shipping between all the major nations of Seleya and Majatra. Over an average month more than 1,800 major vessels pass through the The Shallows, that separate the island from the mainland, alongside thousands of smaller private vessels and pleasure craft. Several large passenger ferries make regular crossings in The Shallows between the two landmasses every day.