River Lune estuary
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The River Lune estuary is the tidal lower reach of the River Lune in Lancashire, England, where the river broadens and meets the Irish Sea near the historic port city of Lancaster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Lune estuary canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | city of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Morecambe Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | River Lune catchment ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalType | drowned river valley estuary ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad lower reach of the River Lune
ⓘ
tidal ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest | important site for coastal and estuarine wildlife ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance |
habitat for wading birds
ⓘ
habitat for wildfowl ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mudflats
ⓘ
saltmarshes ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | port facilities serving Lancaster and Heysham area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark | Lancaster Castle (overlooking the Lune) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Glasson Dock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heaton-with-Oxcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunderland Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransport |
Lancaster maritime approaches
ⓘ
Port of Heysham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
sediment deposition
ⓘ
tidal erosion ⓘ |
| hasUse |
birdwatching
ⓘ
commercial shipping access to Lancaster area docks ⓘ fishing ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tidal range of the Irish Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ district of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Heysham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morecambe NERFINISHED ⓘ historic port of Lancaster ⓘ |
| mouthOf | River Lune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancaster Port area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish Sea coastal system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lune Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ River Lune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Morecambe Bay area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Lune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.