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.
Aliases (5)
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
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|
| 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
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|
| hasRisk |
marine pollution from shipping and offshore activities
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|
| hasSalinity |
typical oceanic salinity
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|
| hasTypicalClimate |
temperate oceanic climate
→
|
| hasWaterType |
salt water
→
|
| hasWaveClimate |
exposed Atlantic swell
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|
| isImportantFor |
European fisheries
→
maritime transport routes to and from western Europe → |
| isSubjectOf |
marine conservation initiatives
→
oceanographic research → |
| locatedInNorthernPartOf |
North Atlantic Ocean
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|
| locatedOffCoastOf |
northwestern coast of France
→
southern coast of Ireland → southwestern coast of Great Britain → |
| namedAfter |
Celtic peoples
→
|
| nameLanguage |
English
→
|
| northernBoundary |
south coast of Ireland
→
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| 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 (30)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
British Isles
→
Irish Free State → Western Approaches → |
borderedBy |
|
Algarve
("Gulf of Cádiz")
→
County Cork → Munster → |
hasCoastlineOn |
|
European seas
→
Liverpool Bay ("Celtic Seas") → St George’s Channel ("Celtic Sea region") → |
partOf |
|
Cotentin Peninsula
→
Southwest England → |
borders |
|
Southern England
→
United Kingdom coastline → |
bordersBodyOfWater |
|
English Channel
→
Mor Breizh → |
connectsTo |
|
Bristol Channel
→
River Lee estuary → |
flowsInto |
|
Irish Coastal Current
→
|
associatedWith |
|
St George’s Channel
→
|
borderingSeaArea |
|
Irish Sea
→
|
connectedTo |
|
Celtic Sea
("Celtic Sea Basin")
→
|
contains |
|
Lough Mahon
→
|
drainsTo |
|
River Cleddau
("Celtic Seas")
→
|
ecoregion |
|
River Lee estuary
→
|
emptiesInto |
|
Celtic Sea
("Celtic Seas ecoregion")
→
|
hasMarineEcoregion |
|
Milford Haven
→
|
hasNearbySea |
|
European continental shelf
→
|
locatedIn |
|
Isles of Scilly
→
|
locatedInBodyOfWater |
|
British Isles
→
|
seaArea |
|
England
→
|
surroundedBySea |