Derwent River estuary

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The Derwent River estuary is a major tidal waterway in southern Tasmania that forms the lower reaches of the Derwent River and includes the harbor of Hobart.

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Derwent River estuary canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
geographical feature
tidal waterway
adjacentTo Hobart metropolitan area
linked to: Hobart
connectsTo Tasman Sea
formsPartOf Derwent River
hasCityOnShore Clarence
Glenorchy
Hobart
hasEconomicImportanceFor Hobart
Tasmania
hasEnvironmentalIssue heavy metal contamination
nutrient enrichment
organic pollution
sediment contamination
hasHabitat intertidal mudflats
saltmarsh
seagrass beds
hasMouthIn Storm Bay
hasNotableFeature deep sheltered harbour
navigable shipping channel
hasProcess tidal mixing of fresh and marine waters
hasUse aquaculture
port operations
tourism
yachting
hasWaterType brackish water
includes Hobart harbour
linked to: Port of Hobart

Port of Hobart
isLowerReachOf Derwent River
isTidal true
locatedIn Australia
Tasmania
southern Tasmania
linked to: Southern Tasmania
monitoredBy Derwent Estuary Program
mouthOf Derwent River
opensInto Storm Bay
partOfRegion southeastern Tasmania
supportsSpecies fish
marine invertebrates
migratory shorebirds
usedFor commercial fishing
industrial activities
recreation
shipping

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

Southern Tasmania contains Derwent River estuary
Claremont hasNearbyWaterBody Derwent River estuary
Tasman Bridge locatedInWaterBody Derwent River estuary
Pinnacle Road hasViewOf Derwent River estuary
Derwent River waterfront hasView Derwent River estuary