Dublin Bay

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bay natural inlet

Dublin Bay is a natural inlet on Ireland’s east coast that forms the maritime gateway to the city of Dublin and is noted for its scenic shoreline and ecological significance.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Killiney Bay 1
River Liffey 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
natural inlet ⓘ
adjacentTo County Dublin ⓘ
Dalkey ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ
Dún Laoghaire ⓘ
Howth Head ⓘ
surface form: Howth
climate temperate maritime climate ⓘ
conservationConcern biodiversity preservation ⓘ
habitat protection ⓘ
water quality ⓘ
contains dune systems ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
sandbanks ⓘ
shipping channels ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
hasCoastalProtectionStructure North Bull Lighthouse ⓘ
North Bull Wall ⓘ
Poolbeg Lighthouse ⓘ
South Bull Wall ⓘ
hasDesignation Natura 2000 network ⓘ
surface form: Natura 2000 site

Natura 2000 network ⓘ
surface form: Special Area of Conservation

Special Protection Area ⓘ
Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
hasPart Dalkey Island ⓘ
Dollymount Strand ⓘ
Dublin Port ⓘ
Howth Head ⓘ
Dublin Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Killiney Bay

North Bull Island ⓘ
Poolbeg Peninsula ⓘ
Sandymount ⓘ
surface form: Sandymount Strand
hasViewFrom Howth Head ⓘ
Killiney Hill ⓘ
hasViewOf Dublin ⓘ
surface form: Dublin city

Wicklow Mountains ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor defence of Dublin ⓘ
harbour and anchorage ⓘ
trade and commerce ⓘ
importantFor migratory birds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
wintering waterfowl ⓘ
influences local climate of Dublin ⓘ
knownFor ecological significance ⓘ
recreational use ⓘ
scenic shoreline ⓘ
shipping and port activities ⓘ
locatedIn Irish Sea ⓘ
locatedOn east coast of Ireland ⓘ
maritimeGatewayFor Dublin ⓘ
partOf Irish Sea coastline ⓘ
shape roughly semicircular ⓘ
subjectTo coastal erosion ⓘ
pollution pressures ⓘ
tidal range ⓘ
supportsEcosystemType coastal ecosystem ⓘ
intertidal ecosystem ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
usedFor commercial shipping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
sea swimming ⓘ
walking and coastal recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Irish Sea → hasInflow → Dublin Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: River Liffey
Dublin Bay → hasPart → Dublin Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Killiney Bay
Irish Sea → hasSubregion → Dublin Bay ⓘ
Dublin Region → includesBay → Dublin Bay ⓘ
River Liffey → mouthLocation → Dublin Bay ⓘ