The Shannon Estuary is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south. The estuary defines the main boundary betwwen County Kerry/County Limerick to the south and County Clare to the north. Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Kerry Head Kerry Head in County Kerry, Ireland is a peninsula streching into the Atlantic Ocean just north of Banna Strand. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Limerick Code: LK Area: 2,686 km² Population (2006) 183,863 (including Limerick City); 131,303 (without Limerick City) Website: www. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ...

Aircraft

Historically, the estuary was used by trans-atlantic seaplanes as a first landfall or refuelling point in the 1930's and 1940's. In 1945, Shannon Airport opened on the northern shores and the estuary as a landing site gradually fell into disuse. The estuary is still used by tanker's to deliver fuel to the Shannon Airport Jetty. Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish, 3. ... Tanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Port

Shannon Foynes Port Company is the port authority for the entire estuary. It owns facilities at Foynes Dock, Limerick City and at airport jetty. It provides marine services, including pilotage and towage to privately owned facilities at Moneypoint, Tarbert Island and Auginish. Foynes (Faing in Irish) is a small town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Pilotage is the use of fixed visual references on the ground or sea to guide oneself to a destination. ... TUGS was a British childrens television series made in 1988 by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. ...

See also

• Foynes
• Limerick
• Shannon Airport

Foynes (Faing in Irish) is a small town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish, 3. ...

External links

• The Shannon Estuary as a destination for Cruise Ships
• Shannon Foynes Port Company
• Shannon Airport