dataset · United Kingdom

Coastal Physiographic Features - Estuaries

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).

Source details

Licence: UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

Evidence quality: 43.6

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Evidence

• http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/a23b5053-0384-4625-97a1-415d6cb17b0f-Estuaries-WGS84.zip
• https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/225fb0e1-5cfd-43fa-a6bf-c108091f3825/coastal-physiographic-features-estuaries

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