barrier islands of Ria Formosa

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The barrier islands of Ria Formosa are a chain of sandy, dune-covered islands off Portugal’s Algarve coast that protect the Ria Formosa lagoon and host important habitats, beaches, and fishing communities.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island chain ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ
border Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
composedOf Cabanas Island ⓘ
Ilha Deserta ⓘ
Ilha da Armona ⓘ
Ilha da Barreta ⓘ
Ilha da Culatra ⓘ
Ilha de Faro ⓘ
Ilha de Tavira ⓘ
linked to: Tavira Island
country Portugal ⓘ
governedBy Portuguese environmental legislation ⓘ
hasAccessMode boat access ⓘ
ferry services ⓘ
some road access via causeways ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected within Ria Formosa Natural Park ⓘ
hasEcosystemType beach habitats ⓘ
coastal dunes ⓘ
intertidal flats ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
hasFunction coastal protection ⓘ
habitat provision ⓘ
storm barrier ⓘ
support for fishing communities ⓘ
tourism and recreation ⓘ
hasPhysicalCharacteristic dune-covered ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ
sandy ⓘ
importantFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
locatedIn Algarve ⓘ
Ria Formosa ⓘ
southern Portugal ⓘ
near city of Faro ⓘ
town of Olhão ⓘ
linked to: Port of Olhão

town of Tavira ⓘ
linked to: Tavira
partOf Ria Formosa Natural Park ⓘ
protects Ria Formosa lagoon ⓘ
separatedBy Ria Formosa lagoon ⓘ
separatedFrom mainland Algarve coast ⓘ
supportsActivity birdwatching ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
shellfish harvesting ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
threatenedBy coastal erosion ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ
urban development pressure ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Port of Olhão → connectsTo → barrier islands of Ria Formosa ⓘ
Cacela Velha → hasLandscapeFeature → sandbanks of Ria Formosa ⓘ
linked to: barrier islands of Ria Formosa
Cabanas Island beach → partOf → Ria Formosa barrier island system ⓘ
linked to: barrier islands of Ria Formosa
Praia de Tavira → partOf → Ria Formosa barrier island system ⓘ
linked to: barrier islands of Ria Formosa