Southampton Water

E87363

body of water tidal estuary

Southampton Water is a tidal estuary on the south coast of England that forms the approach to the port of Southampton, where several rivers meet the Solent.

Aliases (1)

Southampton shipping channel ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → tidal estuary →
adjacentCity	Southampton →
adjacentTown	Fawley → Hythe →
adjacentVillage	Hamble-le-Rice → Marchwood → Netley →
connectsTo	Solent →
country	United Kingdom →
flowsInto	Solent →
formsApproachTo	Port of Southampton →
governedBy	United Kingdom maritime law →
hasBank	eastern shore → western shore →
hasConservationStatus	partly designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest → partly designated as a Special Protection Area →
hasFeature	mudflats → saltmarshes →
hasHarbour	Southampton Harbour →
hasIndustrialFacility	Fawley oil refinery →
hasNavigationChannel	Southampton shipping channel →
hasPort	Port of Southampton →
hasTransportLink	Hythe Ferry →
hasWaterType	brackish water →
importantFor	migratory birds →
isTidal	true →
length	about 10 kilometres → about 6 miles →
locatedIn	England → Hampshire →
locatedInRegion	South East England →
locatedInSeaArea	English Channel basin →
locatedOn	south coast of England →
mouthOfWatercourse	River Hamble → River Itchen → River Test →
near	Isle of Wight → New Forest →
partOf	Solent and Southampton Water ecosystem → Solent waterway system →
supportsActivity	bulk cargo shipping → container shipping → cruise shipping →
usedFor	commercial shipping → passenger ferries → recreational boating →
waterwayRole	approach channel to Southampton docks →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calshot Spit → RNAS Calshot →	locatedNear
Fawley → Woolston, Southampton →	near
Solent →	connects
Hampshire →	contains
Supermarine S.5 →	firstFlightLocation
River Test →	flowsInto
Southampton Water ("Southampton shipping channel") →	hasNavigationChannel
Southampton →	isSeaportOn
Calshot Spit →	locatedAtMouthOf
River Test →	mouthLocation