Thames Estuary
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The Thames Estuary is the broad tidal mouth of the River Thames where it meets the North Sea, forming a major shipping route and ecological zone in southeast England.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T274977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Thames Estuary Context triple: [Thames, mouthLocation, Thames Estuary]
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Severn
The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, flowing through Wales and England before emptying into the Bristol Channel.
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B.
Thames
The Thames is a major river in southern England that flows through London and has long been central to the country’s history, commerce, and culture.
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C.
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating South Wales from southwest England and providing access to the Severn Estuary.
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D.
River Mersey
The River Mersey is a major river in North West England that flows through cities including Manchester and Liverpool before emptying into the Irish Sea.
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E.
River Cam
The River Cam is a picturesque river in eastern England best known for flowing through the historic city and university of Cambridge, where it is famous for punting and scenic college views.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thames Estuary Target entity description: The Thames Estuary is the broad tidal mouth of the River Thames where it meets the North Sea, forming a major shipping route and ecological zone in southeast England.
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A.
Severn
The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, flowing through Wales and England before emptying into the Bristol Channel.
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B.
Thames
The Thames is a major river in southern England that flows through London and has long been central to the country’s history, commerce, and culture.
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C.
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating South Wales from southwest England and providing access to the Severn Estuary.
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D.
River Mersey
The River Mersey is a major river in North West England that flows through cities including Manchester and Liverpool before emptying into the Irish Sea.
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E.
River Cam
The River Cam is a picturesque river in eastern England best known for flowing through the historic city and university of Cambridge, where it is famous for punting and scenic college views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| contains |
SSSI-designated areas
ⓘ
Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA ⓘ
surface form:
Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site
Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 51.5°N 0.8°E ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Essex
ⓘ
Greater London ⓘ Kent ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad
ⓘ
sandbanks ⓘ shallow in parts ⓘ tidal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Thames Estuary
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thames sandbanks
intertidal habitats ⓘ mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
estuarine habitat
ⓘ
wetland habitat ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Canvey Island
ⓘ
Grain ⓘ Isle of Grain ⓘ Isle of Sheppey ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
buoys
ⓘ
lighthouses ⓘ lightvessels ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
sandbanks
ⓘ
shifting channels ⓘ |
| hasOffshoreWindFarm |
Gunfleet Sands
ⓘ
London Array ⓘ Thanet Offshore Wind Farm ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Port of London
ⓘ
Sheerness Port ⓘ
surface form:
Sheerness
Thames Gateway ports ⓘ Tilbury ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Maunsell Forts
ⓘ
Thames Barrier ⓘ
surface form:
Thames Barrier (downstream approaches)
offshore wind farms ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
naval access to London
ⓘ
trade route to London ⓘ |
| importantFor |
fish nurseries
ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| isEcologicalZone | true ⓘ |
| isMajorShippingRoute | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South East England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Essex
ⓘ
Kent ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mouthOf |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| opensInto | North Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea basin
Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames system
|
| subjectOf | Thames Estuary 2100 flood management plan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
sea-level rise
ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ |
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Subject: Thames Estuary Description of subject: The Thames Estuary is the broad tidal mouth of the River Thames where it meets the North Sea, forming a major shipping route and ecological zone in southeast England.
Referenced by (98)
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