Solent

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body of water strait

The Solent is a strait on the south coast of England that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland and serves as an important shipping lane and recreational sailing area.

Aliases (4)

The Solent ×5
Solent and Southampton Water ecosystem ×1
Solent sailing area ×1
Solent waterway system ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → strait →
approximateLength	20 miles → 32 kilometres →
approximateWidthRange	2–5 miles → 3–8 kilometres →
connects	English Channel → Needles Channel → Southampton Water → Spithead →
country	United Kingdom →
ecoregion	Solent Maritime →
hasFeature	estuaries → mudflats → saltmarshes → sandbanks →
hasFerryRoute	Lymington–Yarmouth ferry → Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry → Portsmouth–Ryde ferry → Southampton–East Cowes ferry →
hasMajorPort	Portsmouth → Southampton →
hasRailCrossing	none →
hasRoadCrossing	none →
hasTownOnShore	Cowes → Gosport → Lymington → Ryde →
historicallyUsedBy	Royal Navy →
hostsEvent	Cowes Week →
isShippingLane	true →
knownFor	sheltered waters → strong tidal currents → yachting events →
locatedIn	Hampshire → Isle of Wight (ceremonial county) → south coast of England →
near	New Forest → Portsea Island → Spithead →
partOf	English Channel →
protectedAreaNearby	Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → New Forest National Park →
separates	Isle of Wight → mainland of England →
usedFor	commercial shipping → ferry transport → recreational sailing →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calshot Spit ("The Solent") → Cowes Week →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Osborne House estate ("The Solent") → Totland ("The Solent") →	overlooks
Southampton Water ("Solent waterway system") → Southampton Water ("Solent and Southampton Water ecosystem") →	partOf
Alum Bay ("The Solent") →	adjacentTo
United Kingdom coastline →	bordersBodyOfWater
Portsmouth Harbour →	connectedTo
Southampton Water →	connectsTo
Calshot Spit ("The Solent") →	extendsInto
Ryde →	faces
Southampton Water →	flowsInto
Isle of Wight →	hasCoastlineOn
Hampshire →	hasCoastOn
Fawley →	hasNearbyFeature
Cowes Week ("Solent sailing area") →	hasVenue
The Needles →	hasViewOf
RNAS Calshot →	locatedNear
Cowes →	locatedOn
HMNB Portsmouth →	near
East Cowes →	partOfWaterBody
Isle of Wight →	separatedBy