Swansea Bar
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Swansea Bar is a coastal sandbar and navigational feature located near the entrance of the Swansea Channel in New South Wales, Australia.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal sandbar
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ navigational hazard ⓘ |
| affects | safe access to Lake Macquarie from the sea ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| environmentType | coastal marine environment ⓘ |
| formedBy |
coastal sediment deposition
ⓘ
tidal currents ⓘ wave action ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
shallow water
ⓘ
shifting sands ⓘ |
| hasFunction | affects vessel navigation ⓘ |
| hasNavigationConstraint |
limited safe crossing conditions
ⓘ
tide-dependent access ⓘ weather-dependent access ⓘ |
| hasRelevanceTo |
local boating regulations
ⓘ
marine safety in New South Wales ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
breaking waves in heavy seas
ⓘ
grounding of vessels ⓘ strong tidal flows ⓘ |
| isEntranceTo | Lake Macquarie via Swansea Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
ocean swell
ⓘ
river and lake outflow ⓘ tidal range ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | challenging bar crossing conditions ⓘ |
| isLocatedNorthOf | Central Coast, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedSouthOf | Newcastle, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | local maritime authorities ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New South Wales coastal bar system ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
bar crossing guidelines
ⓘ
navigation warnings ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | bar (coastal geomorphology) ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Swansea Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Macquarie region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Macquarie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swansea Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Swansea, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort | Lake Macquarie boating facilities ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Swansea (suburb of Lake Macquarie) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | entrance to Swansea Channel ⓘ |
| requires | careful navigation by vessels ⓘ |
| subjectTo | dredging and maintenance activities ⓘ |
| usedBy |
fishing vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ small commercial vessels ⓘ |
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