The Fleet lagoon

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The Fleet lagoon is a long, shallow coastal lagoon in Dorset, England, sheltered by Chesil Beach and noted for its rich wildlife and scenic landscapes.

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The Fleet Lagoon 1
The Fleet lagoon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lagoon
lagoon
adjacentTo Abbotsbury NERFINISHED
Ferrybridge NERFINISHED
Langton Herring NERFINISHED
averageDepth less than 2 metres
connectedTo English Channel NERFINISHED
connectedVia Portland Harbour NERFINISHED
contains The Swannery at Abbotsbury NERFINISHED
saltmarsh
shingle features
tidal mudflats
country England
ecologicalSignificance one of the most important saline lagoons in the United Kingdom
geologicalContext formed behind Chesil Beach barrier
habitatFor marine invertebrates
migratory birds
seagrass beds
wading birds
wildfowl
hasInflow small streams from the Dorset mainland
hasManagement conservation bodies in Dorset
hasOutflow Portland Harbour NERFINISHED
knownFor important bird populations
rich wildlife
scenic landscapes
length approximately 13 kilometres
locatedIn Dorset
locatedNear Chesil Beach NERFINISHED
locatedOn Dorset coast NERFINISHED
Jurassic Coast NERFINISHED
maximumWidth about 900 metres
minimumWidth about 65 metres
near Portland NERFINISHED
Weymouth NERFINISHED
partOf Chesil Beach and The Fleet Ramsar site NERFINISHED
Chesil Beach and The Fleet Special Area of Conservation NERFINISHED
Chesil and The Fleet Special Protection Area NERFINISHED
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED
protectedAs Ramsar site
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Area of Conservation NERFINISHED
Special Protection Area
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
shelteredBy Chesil Beach NERFINISHED
usedFor birdwatching
recreation
scientific research
waterType brackish water

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Abbotsbury locatedNear The Fleet lagoon
Chesil Beach adjacentTo The Fleet lagoon
this entity surface form: The Fleet Lagoon