St George’s Channel

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

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
St George's Channel 5
St George’s Channel canonical 4

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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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Irish Sea connectedTo St George’s Channel
British Isles seaArea St George’s Channel
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
Celtic Sea adjacentTo St George’s Channel
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route seaArea St George’s Channel
County Wexford borders St George’s Channel
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
British Isles maritime region includesSeaArea St George’s Channel
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
Rosslare Europort locatedNear St George’s Channel
Irish Sea coast adjacentTo St George’s Channel
this entity surface form: St George's Channel
Wexford Harbour connectedTo St George’s Channel