Morecambe Bay
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Morecambe Bay is a large estuarine bay on the Irish Sea coast of England, noted for its extensive tidal sands, rich birdlife, and historically dangerous quicksands.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA (ecological designation) | 1 |
| Morecambe Bay area | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ estuary ⓘ |
| 2004 cockling disaster | 23 Chinese migrant workers drowned ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Arnside
ⓘ
Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ Grange-over-Sands ⓘ Heysham ⓘ Lancaster ⓘ Morecambe ⓘ |
| climate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Ramsar site
ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ Natura 2000 network ⓘ
surface form:
Special Protection Area
|
| governedBy |
local authorities of Cumbria
ⓘ
local authorities of Lancashire ⓘ |
| hasArea |
approximately 120 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 310 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
featured in television programmes
ⓘ
subject of literature ⓘ subject of paintings ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
shellfish harvesting ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dangerous quicksands
ⓘ
extensive tidal sands ⓘ fast-rising tides ⓘ mudflats ⓘ saltmarshes ⓘ sandbanks ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | 2004 cockling disaster ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Furness Peninsula
ⓘ
Furness Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Fylde coast
Walney Island ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
becoming trapped in quicksand
ⓘ
drowning ⓘ tidal flooding ⓘ |
| hasTitle | largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalActivity | guided cross-bay walks ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Forest of Bowland
ⓘ
surface form:
Bowland Fells
Lake District ⓘ
surface form:
Lake District fells
|
| importantFor |
migratory birds
ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ wildfowl ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cockle fishing
ⓘ
dangerous quicksands ⓘ extensive tidal flats ⓘ rich birdlife ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
surface form:
County of Lancashire (historic)
Cumbria ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Morecambe ⓘ |
| near |
Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
ⓘ
Lake District ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
Irish Sea ⓘ Morecambe Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA (ecological designation)
|
| receivesInflowFrom |
River Keer
ⓘ
River Kent ⓘ River Leven ⓘ River Lune ⓘ River Wyre (indirectly via coastal waters) ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
River Leven (Cumbria)
this entity surface form:
Morecambe Bay area
subject surface form:
River Leven (Cumbria)
this entity surface form:
Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA (ecological designation)