Gironde estuary

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estuary tidal estuary

The Gironde estuary is a large tidal estuary in southwestern France formed by the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, known for its vineyards, wetlands, and maritime navigation.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Gironde estuary canonical 35
Garonne–Dordogne estuary system 1
Gironde 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
tidal estuary ⓘ
country France ⓘ
drainageBasinArea over 80,000 km² ⓘ
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
flowsPast Blaye ⓘ
Médoc ⓘ
surface form: Pauillac

Royan ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf Dordogne River ⓘ
Garonne ⓘ
surface form: Garonne River
hasCharacteristic brackish water ⓘ
high turbidity ⓘ
tidal ⓘ
hasEcosystemType estuarine wetlands ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
hasHazard sandbanks ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ
hasIsland Île Nouvelle ⓘ
Île Verte ⓘ
Île de Cazeau ⓘ
Île de Patiras ⓘ
hasPort Port of Bordeaux ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Gironde estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gironde estuary and Pertuis Sea Marine Nature Park

regional nature reserves on its banks ⓘ
isImportantFor bird migration ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
wine export ⓘ
isPartOf Aquitaine Basin ⓘ
surface form: Dordogne basin

Garonne ⓘ
surface form: Garonne basin
knownFor maritime navigation ⓘ
oyster farming areas nearby ⓘ
vineyards ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
length approximately 75 km ⓘ
locatedIn southwestern France ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Charente-Maritime ⓘ
Gironde ⓘ
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
locatedNearCity Bordeaux ⓘ
maximumWidth approximately 12 km ⓘ
mouthOfRiver Dordogne River ⓘ
Garonne ⓘ
surface form: Garonne River
separates Médoc peninsula from right-bank Charente-Maritime coast ⓘ
usedFor commercial navigation ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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

Bordeaux → hasRiver → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Garonne → mouthLocation → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Garonne → flowsInto → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Garonne → tributaryOf → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Garonne → hasEstuary → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Girondins → regionOfOrigin → Gironde estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine → contains → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Médoc → borders → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Gironde estuary → hasProtectedArea → Gironde estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gironde estuary and Pertuis Sea Marine Nature Park
Côtes de Bourg → influencedBy → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Dordogne River → mouthLocation → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Dordogne River → tributaryOf → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Gironde department → namedAfter → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Gironde department → contains → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Right Bank of Bordeaux → climateInfluence → Gironde estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gironde Estuary
Blaye → hasRiver → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Dordogne → mouthLocation → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Dordogne → flowsInto → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Bordeaux wine region → hasRiver → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Left Bank of Bordeaux → riverInfluence → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Gironde → namedAfter → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Gironde → contains → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Margaux → locatedNear → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Île Nouvelle → locatedIn → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Île Nouvelle → locatedInWaterBody → Gironde estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gironde River estuary
Royan → locatedAtMouthOf → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Royan → drainageBasin → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Port of Bordeaux → locatedInEstuary → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Île de Cazeau → locatedIn → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Île Verte → locatedIn → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Île de Patiras → locatedIn → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Île de Patiras → watercourse → Gironde estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Garonne–Dordogne estuary system
Canal des Deux Mers → hasComponent → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC → locatedNear → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Citadel of Blaye → overlooks → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Citadel of Blaye → partOf → Gironde estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Verrou de l’estuaire de la Gironde
Citadel of Blaye → faces → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Château Margaux → locatedOn → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Haut-Médoc AOC → influencedBy → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Pauillac AOC → influencedBy → Gironde estuary ⓘ
Saint-Estèphe AOC → overlooks → Gironde estuary ⓘ