Thames Estuary

E36675

estuary geographical feature

The Thames Estuary is the broad tidal mouth of the River Thames where it meets the North Sea, forming a major shipping route and ecological zone in southeast England.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Thames Estuary canonical	75
Thames Estuary region	7
River Thames estuary	4
North Sea via Thames Estuary	2
Thames Estuary area	2
Thames River estuary	2
North Sea approaches to the Thames	1
North Sea–Thames Estuary interface	1
Thames Estuary sea lanes	1
Thames sandbanks	1
lower Thames Estuary	1
outer Thames Estuary	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	estuary ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ
contains	SSSI-designated areas ⓘ Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA ⓘ surface form: Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA ⓘ
coordinatesApprox	51.5°N 0.8°E ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween	Essex ⓘ Greater London ⓘ Kent ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	broad ⓘ sandbanks ⓘ shallow in parts ⓘ tidal ⓘ
hasFeature	Thames Estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thames sandbanks intertidal habitats ⓘ mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ
hasHabitat	estuarine habitat ⓘ wetland habitat ⓘ
hasIsland	Canvey Island ⓘ Grain ⓘ Isle of Grain ⓘ Isle of Sheppey ⓘ
hasNavigationAid	buoys ⓘ lighthouses ⓘ lightvessels ⓘ
hasNavigationHazard	sandbanks ⓘ shifting channels ⓘ
hasOffshoreWindFarm	Gunfleet Sands ⓘ London Array ⓘ Thanet Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ
hasPort	Port of London ⓘ Sheerness Port ⓘ surface form: Sheerness Thames Gateway ports ⓘ Tilbury ⓘ
hasStructure	Maunsell Forts ⓘ Thames Barrier ⓘ surface form: Thames Barrier (downstream approaches) offshore wind farms ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor	naval access to London ⓘ trade route to London ⓘ
importantFor	fish nurseries ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ
isEcologicalZone	true ⓘ
isMajorShippingRoute	true ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ
locatedInRegion	South East England ⓘ
locatedNear	Essex ⓘ Kent ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
mouthOf	Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames
opensInto	North Sea ⓘ
partOf	North Sea drainage basin ⓘ surface form: North Sea basin Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames system
subjectOf	Thames Estuary 2100 flood management plan ⓘ
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
vulnerableTo	sea-level rise ⓘ storm surges ⓘ

Referenced by (98)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thames → mouthLocation → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Kent → borders → Thames Estuary ⓘ

North Sea flood of 1953 → location → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Essex → hasCoastOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Port of London → partOf → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Thames Estuary → hasFeature → Thames Estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thames sandbanks

Thames Barrier → locatedUpstreamOf → Thames Estuary ⓘ

River Medway → dischargesInto → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Isle of Sheppey → locatedInBodyOfWater → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Isle of Sheppey → hasCoastlineOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Medway Ports → waterwayConnection → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Chatham Docks → near → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Southend-on-Sea → locatedOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Estuary English → spokenIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region

Sheerness Port → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Sheerness Port → waterway → Thames Estuary ⓘ

London Basin → extendsTo → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge → isEngineeringStructureIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region

c2c → operatesAlong → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Castle Point (borough) → adjacentTo → Thames Estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: Castle Point

Mutiny at the Nore → location → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Groton, Connecticut Colony → waterBody → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thames River estuary

Canvey Island → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, The Nore → location → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, The Nore → operationalArea → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Sea approaches to the Thames

Commander-in-Chief, The Nore → operationalArea → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thames Estuary sea lanes

Thames Gateway ports → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Thames Estuary

Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Grain → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Grain → hasCoastlineOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Grain → locatedNear → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Maunsell Forts → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

London Array → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: outer Thames Estuary

Thames Estuary 2100 flood management plan → appliesTo → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Gunfleet Sands → locatedIn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Thanet Offshore Wind Farm → locatedInBodyOfWater → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region

Shoeburyness → locatedOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Shoeburyness → hasNearbyWaterBody → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: River Thames estuary

Swale district → hasCoastlineOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

mainland Kent → formsPartOfCoastlineAlong → Thames Estuary ⓘ

mainland Kent → bordersBodyOfWater → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Minster → locatedOn → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Minster → hasViewOf → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Minster → hasNearbyWaterBody → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: River Thames estuary

Leysdown-on-Sea → coast → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Warden → locatedNear → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Warden → hasViewOf → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Muswell Manor → situatedNear → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Elmley National Nature Reserve → locatedNear → Thames Estuary ⓘ

Gravesend Town Pier → hasView → Thames Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: River Thames estuary