Irish Sea

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body of water marginal sea sea

The Irish Sea is the body of water that separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the north and south via the North Channel and St George’s Channel.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → marginal sea → sea →
area	approximately 100000 square kilometres →
averageDepth	approximately 50 metres →
borderedBy	England → Northern Ireland → Republic of Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
connectedTo	Celtic Sea → North Channel → St George’s Channel →
countryOnCoast	Republic of Ireland → United Kingdom →
hasCurrent	Irish Coastal Current →
hasEconomicActivity	ferry transport → fishing → hydrocarbon exploration → offshore wind energy → shipping →
hasFerryRoute	Cairnryan–Belfast ferry route → Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route → Heysham–Douglas ferry route → Holyhead–Dublin ferry route → Liverpool–Douglas ferry route → Liverpool–Dublin ferry route →
hasInflow	River Boyne → River Cleddau → River Dee → River Liffey → River Mersey → River Ribble → River Severn → River Shannon Estuary → River Wyre →
hasIsland	Anglesey → Calf of Man → Isle of Man → Lambay Island →
hasMajorPort	Belfast → Cairnryan → Douglas → Dublin → Fishguard → Heysham → Holyhead → Liverpool →
hasMarineSpecies	Atlantic cod → Atlantic herring → bottlenose dolphin → grey seal → harbour porpoise →
hasOffshoreWindFarm	Barrow Offshore Wind Farm → Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm → North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm → Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm → Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm → Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm → Walney Wind Farm →
hasSubregion	Cardigan Bay → Dublin Bay → Liverpool Bay → Morecambe Bay →
hasTidalRange	up to about 10 metres in some areas →
locatedBetween	Great Britain → Ireland →
maximumDepth	approximately 175 metres →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean →
salinity	approximately 32 to 35 PSU →
seaSurfaceTemperatureRange	approximately 5 to 15 degrees Celsius →
separates	island of Great Britain → island of Ireland →

Referenced by (162)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barrow-in-Furness → Belfast ("Belfast Lough") → Blackpool → Cairnryan → Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland → Ceredigion → Cumberland → Fleetwood → Heysham → Llandudno → New Brighton → Southport → Tywyn → Wallasey → Whitehaven → Workington →	locatedOn
Blackpool → Caernarfonshire → County Down → Denbighshire → Dublin Region → Dumfries and Galloway → Dyfed → Furness Peninsula → Galloway → Gwynedd → Liverpool → Merseyside → Pembrokeshire → Sefton → Wirral →	hasCoastlineOn
Clwyd → County Palatine of Chester → Galloway → Great Britain → Irish Free State → Lancashire Plain → Scottish mainland → Sefton → Ulster → West Wales → Western Approaches →	borderedBy
Calf of Man → Carnarvon Bay → Dublin Bay → Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm → Holyhead → Lambay Island → Liverpool Bay → Morecambe Bay → Ribble estuary ("Irish Sea basin") → St George’s Channel ("Irish Sea region") → Walney Wind Farm →	locatedIn
Cardigan Bay → Carnarvon Bay → Dee Estuary ("Irish Sea basin") → Douglas Harbour → European seas → Mersey Estuary → Morecambe Bay → Snaefell ("Irish Sea region") → Solway Firth →	partOf
Cumbria → Dyfed → Furness Peninsula → North Wales → North West England → Northern England → West of Scotland → Wirral →	borders
River Alt → River Keer → River Leven (Cumbria) → River Lune → River Mersey → River Ribble →	mouth
Barrow Offshore Wind Farm → Heysham–Douglas ferry route → Liverpool–Douglas ferry route → North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm →	bodyOfWater
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route → Heysham–Douglas ferry route → Holyhead–Dublin ferry route → Liverpool–Douglas ferry route →	crosses
Ribble estuary → River Dee (part) → River Eden → River Ribble →	emptiesInto
Atlantic theatre of World War I → Barrow Offshore Wind Farm → Isle of Man → shipwreck of the Princess Amelia →	location
Manchester Ship Canal → Port of Liverpool → River Cleddau →	connectsTo
Dee Estuary → Mersey Estuary → River Boyne →	flowsInto
Clwyd → Lancashire → Southern Scotland →	hasCoastOn
Anglesey → Douglas, Isle of Man → Walney Island →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route ("Irish Sea region") → Triskelion of Mann → Tynwald Chambers, Douglas →	region
Celtic Sea → Furness Peninsula →	adjacentTo
Leinster → Morecambe →	coast
North Channel → St George’s Channel →	connectsBodyOfWater
River Leven (Cumbria) → River Lune →	drainageBasin
Blackpool Pleasure Beach → Blackpool Tower →	locatedNear
Fishguard → Fishguard Harbour →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
River Boyne → River Wyre →	mouthLocatedIn
River Kent → River Liffey →	mouthLocation
River Alt ("Irish Sea basin") → River Lune ("Irish Sea basin") →	riverSystem
British Isles → Lambay Island →	seaArea
Scotland → United Kingdom →	surroundedBy
Irish Coastal Current →	associatedWith
Isle of Man →	border
Wales →	borderedBySea
St George’s Channel →	borderingSeaArea
United Kingdom coastline →	bordersBodyOfWater
Pennine waterways →	connects
Cairnryan →	connectsAcross
River Wyre →	dischargesInto
River Annan valley →	drainsTo
Southern Uplands terrane →	extendsInto
Liverpool Bay →	hasMouthNear
Milford Haven →	hasNearbySea
Arenig Fawr ("Irish Sea (in clear conditions)") →	hasView
Snowdon →	hasViewOf
St George’s Channel →	historicallyConsideredPartOf
Furness Peninsula →	locatedBetween
Lancashire Plain →	locatedEastOf
Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm ("Irish Sea basin") →	locatedInMarineArea
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm →	locatedInSea
Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm →	locatedInWaterBody
North Channel →	locatedNorthOf
Morecambe Bay →	locatedOnCoastOf
Port of Belfast →	locatedOnWaterbody
Downpatrick, County Down →	nearCoastOf
Walney Island →	offshoreWindFarmLocation
Milford Haven Waterway →	opensInto
Northern Lighthouse Board →	operatesIn
Slieve Donard →	overlooks
England →	surroundedBySea
USS Ranger →	theaterOfOperations
Royal Scots Navy →	theatreOfOperations
Plynlimon →	watershedBetween
Fleetwood docks →	waterway