River Tamar

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river

The River Tamar is a major river in southwest England that forms much of the historic boundary between Devon and Cornwall before flowing into Plymouth Sound.

Aliases (1)

Tamar River ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
adjacentCity	Plymouth →
adjacentTown	Calstock → Gunnislake → Saltash →
basinCountry	England →
country	England →
crossedBy	Greystone Bridge NERFINISHED → Gunnislake New Bridge NERFINISHED → Horsebridge → Royal Albert Bridge → Tamar Bridge NERFINISHED →
drainageBasin	Tamar catchment →
estuaryName	Hamoaze →
etymology	name likely of ancient Celtic origin →
flowsAlong	Devon →
flowsDirection	generally south →
flowsInto	Plymouth Sound →
flowsThrough	Cornwall NERFINISHED →
formsBoundaryBetween	Cornwall NERFINISHED → Devon →
hasFerry	Cremyll Ferry → Torpoint Ferry →
hasIsland	Drake’s Island (near mouth in Plymouth Sound) →
hasValley	Tamar Valley →
historicBoundaryFor	Cornwall NERFINISHED → Devon NERFINISHED →
length	approximately 61 miles → approximately 98 km →
locatedIn	South West England →
mouthLocation	English Channel → Plymouth Sound →
nearLandmark	Devonport → Royal William Yard →
notableFeature	forms much of the historic boundary between Devon and Cornwall →
partOf	Tamar Estuaries Complex →
protectedStatus	Site of Special Scientific Interest → Special Area of Conservation →
region	West Country →
sourceLocation	Moorland near Morwenstow →
sourceRegion	North Cornwall →
tributary	River Deer → River Inny → River Kensey NERFINISHED → River Lyd → River Lynher → River Tavy →
valleyDesignation	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Plymouth Sound →	hasInflow
Tasmania ("Tamar River") →	hasMajorRiver
Plymouth →	hasRiver
Plymouth, England →	locatedNear
HMNB Devonport →	locatedOnBodyOfWater