Celtic Sea

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The Celtic Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland, bordered by the coasts of Great Britain and France.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
sea
adjacentTo Bay of Biscay
English Channel
Irish Sea
St George's Channel
basinCountry France
Ireland
United Kingdom
borders Brittany
Cornwall
Ireland
Wales
contains Celtic Sea Basin
linked to: Celtic Sea
easternBoundary southwestern approaches to the English Channel
hasAverageDepth several hundred metres
hasBiodiversity commercial fish species such as cod and haddock
marine mammals such as dolphins and whales
seabird populations
hasCurrents influenced by North Atlantic Drift
linked to: Gulf Stream
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing
offshore oil and gas exploration
shipping
hasFeature continental shelf areas
productive fishing grounds
hasMarineEcoregion Celtic Seas ecoregion
linked to: Celtic Sea
hasRisk marine pollution from shipping and offshore activities
hasSalinity typical oceanic salinity
hasTypicalClimate temperate oceanic climate
hasWaterType salt water
hasWaveClimate exposed Atlantic swell
isImportantFor European fisheries
maritime transport routes to and from western Europe
isSubjectOf marine conservation initiatives
oceanographic research
locatedInNorthernPartOf North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf northwestern coast of France
southern coast of Ireland
southwestern coast of Great Britain
namedAfter Celtic peoples
linked to: Celtic nations
nameLanguage English
northernBoundary south coast of Ireland
partOf Atlantic Ocean
separates southern Ireland and southwestern Great Britain
southernBoundary approximate line between southern Ireland and northwestern France
westernBoundary open Atlantic Ocean

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Referenced by (85)

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

England surroundedBySea Celtic Sea
English Channel connectsTo Celtic Sea
Algarve hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Cádiz
linked to: Celtic Sea
Irish Sea connectedTo Celtic Sea
Western Approaches borderedBy Celtic Sea
Mor Breizh connectsTo Celtic Sea
British Isles seaArea Celtic Sea
British Isles borderedBy Celtic Sea
Irish Free State borderedBy Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea contains Celtic Sea Basin
linked to: Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea hasMarineEcoregion Celtic Seas ecoregion
linked to: Celtic Sea
Bristol Channel flowsInto Celtic Sea
Southern England bordersBodyOfWater Celtic Sea
subject linked to: southern England
Southwest England borders Celtic Sea
subject linked to: southwest England
Liverpool Bay partOf Celtic Seas
linked to: Celtic Sea
St George’s Channel partOf Celtic Sea region
linked to: Celtic Sea
River Cleddau ecoregion Celtic Seas
linked to: Celtic Sea
Munster hasCoastlineOn Celtic Sea
River Lee estuary flowsInto Celtic Sea
River Lee estuary emptiesInto Celtic Sea
Milford Haven hasNearbySea Celtic Sea
County Cork hasCoastlineOn Celtic Sea
Lough Mahon drainsTo Celtic Sea
European seas partOf Celtic Sea
Cotentin Peninsula borders Celtic Sea
Ettrick Bay hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean via Firth of Clyde
linked to: Celtic Sea
County Wexford hasCoastlineOn Celtic Sea
St Michael's Mount locatedIn Celtic Sea
subject linked to: St Michaels Mount
Ramsey Island locatedInSea Celtic Sea
Bristol Channel Islands partOf Celtic Sea region
linked to: Celtic Sea
St Ives locatedOn Celtic Sea
Milford Haven Waterway opensInto Celtic Sea
Penwith Peninsula borderedBy Celtic Sea
Carmarthen Bay isPartOf Celtic Sea region
linked to: Celtic Sea
Strumble Head seaArea Celtic Sea
Mousehole locatedOnBodyOfWater Celtic Sea
St Brides Bay partOf Celtic Sea
Mounts Bay locatedOnCoastOf Celtic Sea
Cefas operatesIn Celtic Sea
River Lee dischargesInto Celtic Sea (via Cork Harbour)
linked to: Celtic Sea
eastern Atlantic Ocean contains Celtic Sea
Skokholm Island locatedIn Celtic Sea
Devon Peninsula borderedBy Celtic Sea