St George’s Channel

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sea channel strait

St George’s Channel is the sea passage between southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales that links the Irish Sea with the broader Atlantic Ocean.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
St George's Channel 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea channel ⓘ
strait ⓘ
borderingSeaArea Celtic Sea ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ
climateInfluence maritime climate of southeastern Ireland ⓘ
maritime climate of southwestern Wales ⓘ
connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ
countryOnShore Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
hasEcologicalFeature important fish stocks ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ
hasMajorPortNearby Fishguard ⓘ
Pembroke Dock ⓘ
Rosslare Europort ⓘ
hasShoreOn Ceredigion ⓘ
County Waterford ⓘ
County Wexford ⓘ
Pembrokeshire ⓘ
historicallyConsideredPartOf Irish Sea ⓘ
isPartOfShippingRoute Ireland–Wales ferry route ⓘ
languageRegion English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
locatedBetween southeastern Ireland ⓘ
West Wales ⓘ
surface form: southwestern Wales
locatedIn Irish Sea ⓘ
surface form: Irish Sea region
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
namedAfter Saint George of Lydda ⓘ
surface form: Saint George
navigationHazard rough seas in storms ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ
oceanCurrent influenced by North Atlantic Drift ⓘ
partOf Celtic Sea ⓘ
surface form: Celtic Sea region

Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
separates Ireland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
usedFor commercial shipping ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Celtic Sea → adjacentTo → St George’s Channel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
Irish Sea → connectedTo → St George’s Channel ⓘ
British Isles → seaArea → St George’s Channel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route → seaArea → St George’s Channel ⓘ