Celtic Sea

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The Celtic Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland, bordered by the coasts of Great Britain and France.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
sea
adjacentTo Bay of Biscay
English Channel
Irish Sea
St George's Channel
basinCountry France
Ireland
United Kingdom
borders Brittany
Cornwall
Ireland
Wales
contains Celtic Sea Basin
easternBoundary southwestern approaches to the English Channel
hasAverageDepth several hundred metres
hasBiodiversity commercial fish species such as cod and haddock
marine mammals such as dolphins and whales
seabird populations
hasCurrents influenced by North Atlantic Drift
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing
offshore oil and gas exploration
shipping
hasFeature continental shelf areas
productive fishing grounds
hasMarineEcoregion Celtic Seas ecoregion
hasRisk marine pollution from shipping and offshore activities
hasSalinity typical oceanic salinity
hasTypicalClimate temperate oceanic climate
hasWaterType salt water
hasWaveClimate exposed Atlantic swell
isImportantFor European fisheries
maritime transport routes to and from western Europe
isSubjectOf marine conservation initiatives
oceanographic research
locatedInNorthernPartOf North Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf northwestern coast of France
southern coast of Ireland
southwestern coast of Great Britain
namedAfter Celtic peoples
nameLanguage English
northernBoundary south coast of Ireland
partOf Atlantic Ocean
separates southern Ireland and southwestern Great Britain
southernBoundary approximate line between southern Ireland and northwestern France
westernBoundary open Atlantic Ocean


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