Southern Bight
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The Southern Bight is the shallow, southernmost part of the North Sea, lying off the coasts of the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Bight canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bight
ⓘ
sea area ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
coastal waters of Flanders
ⓘ
coastal waters of South Holland ⓘ coastal waters of Zeeland ⓘ coastal waters of eastern England ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | less than 50 metres ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continental shelf sea
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate marine climate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
important habitat for North Sea marine species
ⓘ
nursery area for fish ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | English ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 60–70 metres ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Southern Bight
self-link
ⓘ
Zuiderbocht van de Noordzee ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
vulnerable to coastal eutrophication
ⓘ
vulnerable to pollution from dense shipping traffic ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | typical marine salinity of the North Sea ⓘ |
| hasSeabedType |
sandbanks and shoals
ⓘ
sandy ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing area
ⓘ
marine research area ⓘ offshore energy development area ⓘ shipping route ⓘ |
| hasWaveClimate | wind-driven waves from prevailing westerlies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English Channel inflow
ⓘ
river discharges from Rhine–Meuse system ⓘ river discharges from Scheldt ⓘ river discharges from Thames ⓘ tides of the North Sea ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
marine ecological monitoring programs
ⓘ
oceanographic studies of the North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
northwestern Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInFrontOf |
Belgian North Sea coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian coast
Dutch coast ⓘ English coast ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Belgium
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | North Sea ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of the Strait of Dover
ⓘ
north of the English Channel ⓘ south of the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea ⓘ southernmost part of the North Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.