Solway Plain
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The Solway Plain is a low-lying coastal region in northwest England near the Solway Firth, characterized by its flat agricultural landscape, wetlands, and network of small rivers and estuaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solway Plain canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Scottish Borders across Solway Firth ⓘ |
| borders | Solway Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
agricultural landscape
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ peat mosses ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ small rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| climate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Bowness Common
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drumburgh Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasson Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ South Solway Mosses National Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
River Ellen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Wampool NERFINISHED ⓘ River Waver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregionType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
lowland farmland ⓘ |
| geology |
alluvial sediments
ⓘ
glacial deposits ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus |
parts designated as National Nature Reserves
ⓘ
parts designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
arable farming
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
grazing land
ⓘ
peat cutting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bird habitats
ⓘ
wetland biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
England ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hadrian's Wall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ Solway Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northOf | Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cumbrian coastal plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solway Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Solway Coast area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
flat
ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ |
| westOf | Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.