Coastal Physiographic Features - Estuaries

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Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated:
17 May 2018
Topic:
Environment
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Open Government Licence
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Summary

This is a shapefile of the coastal physiographic feature type 'estuaries'. The polygons in this shapefile represent the estuaries found within the UK. Where, estuary is defined as part of Annex I 1160 -Large Shallow Inlets and Bays: Downstream part of a river where it widens to enter the sea. Often with significant freshwater influence and predominantly comprising sediment habitats. For sub-divisions (coastal plain, bar-built and complex) see Davidson et al (1991).

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Added to data.gov.uk
2018-05-17
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Harvest GUID
a23b5053-0384-4625-97a1-415d6cb17b0f
Extent
Latitude: 59.257805° to 50.17625°
Longitude: -7.449736° to 1.76052°
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2013 (publication)
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Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC (custodian)
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eng
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