Loire estuary
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The Loire estuary is the broad tidal mouth where France’s longest river, the Loire, meets the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Nantes, forming an important ecological and economic zone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loire estuary canonical | 8 |
| Loire estuary viewpoints | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| adjacentCity |
Nantes
ⓘ
Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| contains |
intertidal zones
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Cheviré Bridge
ⓘ
Pont de Saint-Nazaire ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Nazaire Bridge
|
| ecologicalSignificance |
bird migration corridor
ⓘ
important wetland habitat ⓘ nursery area for fish ⓘ |
| economicSignificance |
major industrial zone
ⓘ
major logistics hub ⓘ shipping corridor ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Nantes
ⓘ
Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad mouth
ⓘ
tidal ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| hasUse |
ecotourism
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ industry ⓘ navigation ⓘ port activities ⓘ |
| isMouthOf |
Loire
ⓘ
surface form:
Loire River
|
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Loire-Atlantique
ⓘ
Pays de la Loire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nantes ⓘ |
| meetsBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Loire ⓘ |
| opensInto | Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| partlyProtectedBy |
Natura 2000 network
ⓘ
surface form:
Natura 2000 sites
regional nature reserves ⓘ |
| partOf |
Loire
ⓘ
surface form:
Loire basin
|
| region |
Western France
ⓘ
surface form:
western France
|
| river | Loire ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
salinity gradient
ⓘ
sediment transport ⓘ tidal influence ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
dredging
ⓘ
industrial pollution ⓘ port development ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Loire-Atlantique
this entity surface form:
Loire estuary viewpoints