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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celtic Sea canonical | 69 |
| Celtic Sea region | 5 |
| Celtic Seas | 3 |
| Celtic Seas ecoregion | 3 |
| Atlantic Ocean via Firth of Clyde | 1 |
| Celtic Sea (via Cork Harbour) | 1 |
| Celtic Sea Basin | 1 |
| Gulf of Cádiz | 1 |
| OSPAR Region III Celtic Seas | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bay of Biscay
ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ St George’s Channel ⓘ
surface form:
St George's Channel
|
| basinCountry |
France
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| borders |
Brittany
ⓘ
Cornwall ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| contains |
Celtic Sea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Gulf Stream
ⓘ
surface form:
influenced by North Atlantic Drift
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
offshore oil and gas exploration ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
continental shelf areas
ⓘ
productive fishing grounds ⓘ |
| hasMarineEcoregion |
Celtic Sea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Union fisheries policy
ⓘ
surface form:
European fisheries
maritime transport routes to and from western Europe ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
marine conservation initiatives
ⓘ
oceanographic research ⓘ |
| locatedInNorthernPartOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf |
northwestern coast of France
ⓘ
southern coast of Ireland ⓘ southwestern coast of Great Britain ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Celtic nations
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (85)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Cádiz
this entity surface form:
Celtic Sea Basin
this entity surface form:
Celtic Seas ecoregion
subject surface form:
Southern England
subject surface form:
Southwest England
this entity surface form:
Celtic Seas
this entity surface form:
Celtic Sea region
this entity surface form:
Celtic Seas
this entity surface form:
Atlantic Ocean via Firth of Clyde
subject surface form:
St Michael's Mount
this entity surface form:
Celtic Sea region
this entity surface form:
Celtic Sea region
this entity surface form:
Celtic Sea (via Cork Harbour)