Thames Estuary

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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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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

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Thames and Medway Canal (nearby) locatedIn Thames Estuary
subject surface form: Thames and Medway Canal
this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region
Gravesend–Tilbury ferry geographicContext Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: Thames Estuary area
Medway Estuary partOf Thames Estuary
Medway Estuary flowsInto Thames Estuary
Medway Estuary nearbyWaterBody Thames Estuary
Reculver, Kent locatedOn Thames Estuary
River Cray drainageBasin Thames Estuary
Isle of Grain borderedBy Thames Estuary
Thames Gateway regeneration area locatedIn Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region
The Swale locatedIn Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region
The Swale isArmOf Thames Estuary
The Swale connectedTo Thames Estuary
Gillingham Docks waterwaySystem Thames Estuary
Gillingham Docks connectsTo Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: North Sea via Thames Estuary
Fort Trumbull State Park hasView Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: Thames River estuary
north coast of Kent locatedOn Thames Estuary
north coast of Kent hasCoastlineAlong Thames Estuary
Margate Main Sands nearbyWaterBody Thames Estuary
Southend Pier locatedIn Thames Estuary
Adventure Island amusement park locatedNextTo Thames Estuary
subject surface form: Adventure Island
Cliffs Pavilion theatre overlooks Thames Estuary
subject surface form: Cliffs Pavilion
Cliffs Pavilion theatre serves Thames Estuary
subject surface form: Cliffs Pavilion
this entity surface form: Thames Estuary region
Westcliff-on-Sea locatedOn Thames Estuary
Chalkwell locatedOn Thames Estuary
Chalkwell hasView Thames Estuary
Thorpe Bay locatedOn Thames Estuary
Southend Beach locatedOn Thames Estuary
Southend Beach overlooks Thames Estuary
Swale estuary connectsTo Thames Estuary
Chalkwell Beach locatedOn Thames Estuary
Chalkwell Beach hasView Thames Estuary
Chalkwell Beach hasWaterBody Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: North Sea via Thames Estuary
Fobbing locatedIn Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: Thames Estuary area
Coalhouse Fort locatedIn Thames Estuary
Tilbury Fort hasViewOf Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: River Thames estuary
Thames sailing barges operatesOn Thames Estuary
town of Sheerness locatedOn Thames Estuary
subject surface form: Sheerness
town of Sheerness adjacentTo Thames Estuary
subject surface form: Sheerness
Westcliff Beach locatedOn Thames Estuary
Device Forts significantPlace Thames Estuary
Faversham locatedNear Thames Estuary
Canterbury District hasCoastOn Thames Estuary
North Thanet hasCoastlineOn Thames Estuary
North Sea tides hasHighTidalRangeArea Thames Estuary
Minster-on-Sea locatedOn Thames Estuary
Minster-on-Sea hasCoastline Thames Estuary
this entity surface form: North Sea–Thames Estuary interface
Minster-on-Sea hasViewOf Thames Estuary