Shannon Estuary
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The Shannon Estuary is a large tidal estuary on Ireland’s west coast where the River Shannon meets the Atlantic Ocean, noted for its ecological importance and deep-water shipping channels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shannon Estuary canonical | 10 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ tidal estuary ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
County Clare
ⓘ
County Kerry ⓘ County Limerick ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| governedBy |
EU Birds Directive
ⓘ
Council Directive 92/43/EEC ⓘ
surface form:
EU Habitats Directive
Irish environmental law ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep-water channel
ⓘ
navigable ⓘ tidal ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus |
Special Area of Conservation (in parts)
ⓘ
surface form:
Special Area of Conservation
Special Protection Area ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
estuarine ecosystem
ⓘ
intertidal habitats ⓘ mudflats ⓘ saltmarsh ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Moneypoint terminal
ⓘ
surface form:
Moneypoint power station
|
| hasNotableFeature |
deep natural harbour
ⓘ
important shipping route ⓘ |
| hasPart |
River Deel
ⓘ
River Fergus ⓘ River Maigue ⓘ River Shannon ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Moneypoint terminal
ⓘ
Port of Foynes ⓘ Port of Foynes ⓘ
surface form:
Shannon Foynes Port
|
| hasWildlife |
bottlenose dolphin
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ waders ⓘ wildfowl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
west coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| mouthOf | River Shannon ⓘ |
| near |
Foynes
ⓘ
Kilrush ⓘ Limerick ⓘ Shannon Airport ⓘ Tarbert ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Shannon
ⓘ
surface form:
River Shannon system
Shannon Estuary and River Fergus Estuaries SAC ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial transport
ⓘ
port access ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ballylongford