Swansea Bar

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Swansea Bar is a coastal sandbar and navigational feature located near the entrance of the Swansea Channel in New South Wales, Australia.

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Swansea Bar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal sandbar
geographical feature
navigational hazard
affects safe access to Lake Macquarie from the sea
country Australia
environmentType coastal marine environment
formedBy coastal sediment deposition
tidal currents
wave action
hasCharacteristic shallow water
shifting sands
hasFunction affects vessel navigation
hasNavigationConstraint limited safe crossing conditions
tide-dependent access
weather-dependent access
hasRelevanceTo local boating regulations
marine safety in New South Wales
hasRisk breaking waves in heavy seas
grounding of vessels
strong tidal flows
isEntranceTo Lake Macquarie via Swansea Channel
linked to: Lake Macquarie
isInfluencedBy ocean swell
river and lake outflow
tidal range
isKnownFor challenging bar crossing conditions
isLocatedNorthOf Central Coast, New South Wales
isLocatedSouthOf Newcastle, New South Wales
isMonitoredBy local maritime authorities
isPartOf New South Wales coastal bar system
isSubjectOf bar crossing guidelines
navigation warnings
isTypeOf bar (coastal geomorphology)
locatedAtMouthOf Swansea Channel
locatedIn Lake Macquarie region
New South Wales
locatedInBodyOfWater Tasman Sea
locatedNear Lake Macquarie
Swansea Channel
Swansea, New South Wales
nearbyPort Lake Macquarie boating facilities
nearbySettlement Swansea (suburb of Lake Macquarie)
partOf entrance to Swansea Channel
requires careful navigation by vessels
subjectTo dredging and maintenance activities
usedBy fishing vessels
recreational vessels
small commercial vessels

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Swansea Channel hasNearbyLandmark Swansea Bar