Estuaries in the United Kingdom - Estuaries in England, Estuaries in Scotland, Estuaries in Wales, Firth, the Wash, Solway Firth, Hamoaze (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 126. Not illustrated. Chapters: Estuaries in England, Estuaries in Scotland, Estuaries in Wales, Firth, the Wash, Solway Firth, Hamoaze, Breydon Water, Humber, Bristol Channel, Severn Estuary, Sailing Barge Thalatta, Dulas Bay, Dee Estuary, Thames Estuary, Western Yar, Nigg Bay, River Taw, Exe Estuary, Southampton Water, Tail of the Bank, River Colne, Essex, Cooks Yard, Newtown River, Culbin Sands, Forest and Findhorn Bay, River Medina, Ribble and Alt Estuaries, Broad Water, Blackwater Estuary, Montrose Basin, List of Estuaries in England, Wootton Creek, River Torridge, Kingsbridge Estuary, Looe Estuary, Loughor Estuary, Cleddau Estuary. Excerpt: The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England, and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean. It takes its name from the English city of Bristol and is over 30 miles (50 km) across at its widest point. The Bristol Channel, on both the South Wales and West Country sides, has Heritage Coast including Exmoor, Bideford Bay, the Hartland Point peninsula, Lundy Island, Glamorgan, Gower Peninsula, South Pembrokeshire and Caldey Island. In 2004, The Times "Travel" magazine selected Barafundle Bay in Pembrokeshire as one of the twelve best beaches in the world. In 2007 Oxwich Bay made the same aforementioned magazine's Top 12 best beaches in the world list, and was also selected as Britain's best beach for 2007. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bristol Channel as "a line joining Hartland Point ( ) to St. Govan's Head ( )." The upper limit of the Channel is between Sand Point, Somerset and Lavernock Point in South Wales. East of this line is the Severn Estuary. Western and Northern Pembrokeshire and North Cornwall are outside of the...