London Basin
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The London Basin is a geological and historical region in southeast England encompassing the area around London, characterized by its sedimentary rock formations and long-standing human settlement.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London Basin canonical | 11 |
| Thames Basin Lowlands | 1 |
| Thames Basin lowlands | 1 |
| Thames Valley | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greater London
ⓘ
surface form:
London metropolitan area
long-standing human settlement ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Berkshire Downs
ⓘ
Chiltern Hills ⓘ North Downs ⓘ South Downs ⓘ |
| contains |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
River Colne
ⓘ
River Lea ⓘ Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
River Wey ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Maidstone
ⓘ
Marlow ⓘ Reading ⓘ Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Eocene
ⓘ
Palaeogene ⓘ Paleogene ⓘ
surface form:
Paleocene
|
| hasClimateInfluence | moderation of local groundwater and soil conditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
brick clay source
ⓘ
groundwater aquifer ⓘ sand and gravel extraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
asymmetrical syncline structure
ⓘ
gentle dips towards basin centre ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
chalk
ⓘ
clay ⓘ gravel ⓘ sand ⓘ |
| hasRockUnit |
Bagshot Beds
ⓘ
Lambeth Group ⓘ London Clay Formation ⓘ
surface form:
London Clay
Reading Beds ⓘ Thanet Sand Formation ⓘ |
| influences |
London topography
ⓘ
Thames floodplain ⓘ distribution of London suburbs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast England
|
| overlainBy |
Lambeth Group
ⓘ
London Clay Formation ⓘ Reading Formation ⓘ Thames Gravel deposits ⓘ Thames Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Paris Basin
|
| underlainBy | Chalk Group ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.