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The Thames Estuary is a large estuary where the River Thames flows into the North Sea. The estuary is one of the largest inlets on the coast of Great Britain and parts of it constitute a major shipping route. Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ...
Length 346 km Elevation of the source 110 m Average discharge entering Oxford: 17. ...
The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...
A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ...
Shipping is the transport of cargo between seaports by ships, typically large steel vessels powered by diesel engines or steam turbine plants. ...
The term applies to the coast and the low-lying lands between the mouth of the River Stour on the Essex/Suffolk border and The Swale Estuary in north Kent; it extends up the river into London near Tower Bridge. It is now usually designated the Greater Thames Estuary: it is also a Natural Area under the auspices of English Nature. The River Stour is a river in East Anglia, England. ...
Essex is a county in the East of England. ...
Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ...
The name the Swale refers to the strip of water separating North Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. ...
Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
Tower Bridge Sequence showing the bridge opening The bridge is illuminated at night Tower Bridge in its river setting, looking east from the viewing platform of The Monument. ...
English Nature is the United Kingdom Government Agency that promotes the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England. ...
Saltmarshes and mudflats dominate the area, although much of the length has man-made embankments where the land behind is now cultivated or used for grazing. Rising sea levels in places may make it necessary to reflood some of that land in the future however. Where there is rising land some urban development has taken place, examples being Sheerness and Gravesend in Kent, and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. Map sources for Sheerness at grid reference TQ919749 Sheerness is a town on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England. ...
Gravesend can refer to: Gravesend, Kent, England Gravesend, New York, USA This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Town - Clacton-on-Sea Location - Essex, England Founded - 1871 Population (1991) - 45,065 Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, England. ...
The inner Thames Estuary, now named Thames Gateway, on both banks of the river, has been designated as one of the principal development areas in Southern England by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and much development is planned for this area. The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching from East London, 40 miles eastwards towards the estuary of the Thames, including parts of North Kent and South Essex, which has been identified as a national priority for urban regeneration. ...
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is a department of the British government. ...
The form of speech of many of the people of the area, principally the accents of those from Kent and Essex, is often known as Estuary English. Estuary English is a name given to the form of English widely spoken in South East England, especially along the river Thames and its estuary. ...
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The North Kent Marshes is one of 22 Environmentally Sensitive Areas recognised by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The north of Kent has historically been a marshland area, since before even the Roman invasion of 55 BC and that part which still survives, stretching from Whitstable to...
The Blackwater Estuary is the estuary of the Essex River Blackwater in south-east England. ...
External links - Countryside Agency definition of the Greater Thames Estuary
- English Nature and the Greater Thames Estuary
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