Solway basin

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coastal lowland geological region sedimentary basin

The Solway Basin is a geological and coastal lowland region around the Solway Firth on the border of northwest England and southwest Scotland, known for its estuaries, wetlands, and sedimentary formations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Solway Firth basin 3
Solway basin canonical 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lowland ⓘ
geological region ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
adjacentTo Solway Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ
boundedBy regional faults ⓘ
drainedBy River Annan NERFINISHED ⓘ
River Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ
River Esk NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedDuring Permian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Triassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConservationDesignation Ramsar-type wetland areas ⓘ
protected wetlands ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalFeature bird habitats ⓘ
intertidal habitats ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature Mesozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Permian sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Triassic sedimentary rocks ⓘ
fault-bounded basin structure ⓘ
sedimentary formations ⓘ
hasLandform coastal plains ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
knownFor coastal lowland landscapes ⓘ
estuaries and wetlands ⓘ
sedimentary geology ⓘ
locatedIn Solway Firth region NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwest England ⓘ
southwest Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlies older Palaeozoic rocks ⓘ
partOf East Irish Sea Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

River Esk → partOf → Solway basin ⓘ
River Annan → drainageBasin → Solway basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solway Firth basin
River Wampool → drainageBasin → Solway basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solway Firth basin
River Cree → drainageBasin → Solway basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solway Firth basin