Morecambe Bay

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Morecambe_Bay

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:bay
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Arnside_and_Silverdale gptkb:Furness_Peninsula gptkb:Cumbria gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:area	310 km2
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:Morecambe_Bay_railway_viaduct historic footpaths
gptkbp:hasIsland	gptkb:Walney_Island gptkb:Chapel_Island gptkb:Foulney_Island gptkb:Piel_Island gptkb:Sheep_Island
gptkbp:hasPort	gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness_Port gptkb:Heysham_Port
gptkbp:hasSaltmarsh	gptkb:Leighton_Moss gptkb:Cockerham_Marsh gptkb:Warton_Marsh
gptkbp:hasSandbank	gptkb:Flookburgh gptkb:Grange-over-Sands gptkb:Humphrey_Head
gptkbp:hasTidalRange	up to 10 meters
gptkbp:hasWildlife	gptkb:fish gptkb:seafood seals wading birds cockles
gptkbp:knownFor	cockle picking dangerous quicksands extensive tidal flats
gptkbp:length	19 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:North_West_England gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mainCrops	gptkb:Walney_Wind_Farm gptkb:Ormonde_Wind_Farm gptkb:West_of_Duddon_Sands_Wind_Farm
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness gptkb:Lancaster gptkb:Morecambe
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:2004_cockling_disaster
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Irish_Sea
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Morecambe_Bay_Ramsar_site gptkb:Morecambe_Bay_and_Duddon_Estuary_SPA
gptkbp:receivesWaterFrom	gptkb:River_Lune gptkb:River_Wyre gptkb:River_Leven gptkb:River_Kent
gptkbp:touristAttraction	birdwatching fishing guided walks
gptkbp:traditionalGuide	gptkb:Queen's_Guide_to_the_Sands
gptkbp:width	16 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Irish_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Morecambe Bay