Morecambe Bay coastline

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coastline estuarine shoreline

The Morecambe Bay coastline is a vast, shallow estuarine shoreline in northwest England known for its extensive tidal flats, shifting sands, and rich birdlife.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Morecambe Bay SSSI network 1
Morecambe Bay limestone landscape 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline ⓘ
estuarine shoreline ⓘ
adjacentTo Arnside and Silverdale area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Furness Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
town of Grange-over-Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ
town of Heysham NERFINISHED ⓘ
town of Morecambe ⓘ
administrativeRegion Cumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate maritime climate ⓘ
country England ⓘ
ecoregion important wetland habitat ⓘ
geologicalType glacially influenced lowland coast ⓘ
hasFeature estuaries ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
sandflats ⓘ
tidal channels ⓘ
hasRisk people becoming trapped by tides ⓘ
tidal flooding ⓘ
importantFor migratory birds ⓘ
wildfowl ⓘ
wintering waders ⓘ
knownFor dangerous quicksands ⓘ
extensive tidal flats ⓘ
fast-moving tides ⓘ
rich birdlife ⓘ
shallow waters ⓘ
shifting sands ⓘ
locatedIn North West England ⓘ
locatedOn Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern shore of Morecambe Bay ⓘ
orientation generally north–south and east–west around the bay ⓘ
partOf Morecambe Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus partly within Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
partly within nature reserves ⓘ
receivesRiver River Keer estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
River Kent estuary ⓘ
River Leven estuary ⓘ
River Lune estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
tidalRange large tidal range ⓘ
tourism features seaside promenades in some towns ⓘ
popular with visitors for sea views ⓘ
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
coastal walking ⓘ
inshore fishing ⓘ
shellfish gathering ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wyre → containsFeature → Morecambe Bay coastline ⓘ
Kent Estuary → partOf → Morecambe Bay coastline ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morecambe Bay SSSI network
Silverdale → partOf → Morecambe Bay coastline ⓘ
Warton Crag → partOf → Morecambe Bay coastline ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morecambe Bay limestone landscape