United Kingdom coastline
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The United Kingdom coastline is the extensive, irregular shore boundary of the island nation, encompassing cliffs, beaches, estuaries, and inlets along the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, English Channel, and Irish Sea.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Sea coast | 2 |
| Bristol Channel coastline | 1 |
| British North Sea coast | 1 |
| English Channel coast | 1 |
| English coastline | 1 |
| Irish Sea coast | 1 |
| Isle of Wight coastline | 1 |
| North Sea coast of England | 1 |
| United Kingdom Atlantic coasts | 1 |
| United Kingdom coastline canonical | 1 |
| Wales Coastline | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coastline ⓘ |
| bordersBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bristol Channel ⓘ Cardigan Bay ⓘ Celtic Sea ⓘ English Channel ⓘ Firth of Clyde ⓘ Firth of Forth ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ Moray Firth ⓘ Morecambe Bay ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Solent ⓘ The Wash ⓘ |
| characteristic |
highly indented
ⓘ
irregular ⓘ subject to coastal erosion ⓘ subject to strong tidal ranges ⓘ |
| climateInfluence |
Gulf Stream
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Drift
prevailing westerly winds ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ storm surges ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Kingdom marine and coastal management policies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
English coastline
ⓘ
Northern Irish coastline ⓘ Scottish coastline ⓘ Welsh coastline ⓘ bays ⓘ beaches ⓘ cliffs ⓘ estuaries ⓘ fjards ⓘ headlands ⓘ inlets ⓘ islands ⓘ peninsulas ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ sea lochs ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Great Britain
island of Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Beachy Head
ⓘ
Duncansby Head ⓘ Giant's Causeway ⓘ Hebridean coast ⓘ Isle of Wight ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Wight coast
Jurassic Coast ⓘ Land's End ⓘ Lizard Peninsula ⓘ Seven Sisters cliffs ⓘ White Cliffs of Dover ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
coastal nature reserves in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
marine protected areas in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irish Sea coast
this entity surface form:
North Sea coast
this entity surface form:
Isle of Wight coastline
this entity surface form:
Wales Coastline
subject surface form:
Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Bristol Channel coastline
this entity surface form:
English Channel coast
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom Atlantic coasts
this entity surface form:
British North Sea coast
this entity surface form:
English coastline
this entity surface form:
North Sea coast of England