Swelly Rock

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Swelly Rock is a notorious submerged hazard in the Menai Strait off the coast of Wales, known for its dangerous currents and shipwrecks.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Swelly Rock canonical 1
Swelly Rock area 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine hazard
submerged rock
country United Kingdom
environment marine environment
hasCurrents fast-flowing tidal streams
turbulent overfalls
hasReputation notoriously dangerous to shipping
site of multiple historical wrecks
hazardType navigation hazard
submerged reef
influencedBy complex local bathymetry
strong tidal flows of Menai Strait
knownFor dangerous tidal currents
shipwrecks
strong eddies
whirlpools
languageContext Welsh maritime charts
locatedIn Menai Strait
United Kingdom
Wales
navigationalStatus charted hazard
navigationContext narrow channel between Anglesey and mainland Wales
near Britannia Bridge
Menai Bridge
offCoastOf Isle of Anglesey
linked to: Anglesey

northwest Wales
linked to: north-west Wales
partOf Menai Strait tidal channel
linked to: Menai Strait
region Irish Sea
risk grounding of vessels
loss of life at sea
ship collision
safetyRecommendation avoidance at strong tide conditions
local pilotage advised for unfamiliar vessels
usedBy small craft with local knowledge
visibility partially exposed at low tide
submerged at high tide

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

Menai Strait hasNotableSection Swelly Rock
Afon Menai hasNotableSection Swelly Rock area
linked to: Swelly Rock