Liverpool Bay

Coordinates: 53°32′N 3°12′W / 53.533°N 3.200°W / 53.533; -3.200
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Landsat images of Liverpool Bay, showing (clockwise) the Ribble, Mersey, Dee and River Clwyd
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Liverpool Bay is a bay of the Irish Sea between northeast Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. The bay is a classic example of a region of freshwater influence. Liverpool Bay has historically suffered from reduced oxygen content from prior massive discharges of sewage sludge, according to C. Michael Hogan.[1]

The rivers

North Hoyle, is located in the south of the bay, which is a busy shipping route to the Mersey Docks
.

The land area around the bay is occasionally referred to as the "Liverpool Bay Area". Though the term is seen by some as a possible official alternative to Merseyside, it is more often used to describe a much wider area which may include the

British Government
as a strategic economic sub-region, however. Despite having its advocates, the term is still not particularly common in the area.

The English portion of the Liverpool Bay land area is one of the 120 natural areas into which England is divided by Natural England for nature conservation purposes.[2]

Wind power

Wind turbines which are the biggest in the world as of 2017 have been installed in Liverpool Bay.[3]

Notable ships lost in Liverpool Bay

See also

References

Further reading

  • Coward, T.A.; Oldham, C. (1910). The vertebrate fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay. Vol. I. London: Witherby & Co.
  • Coward, T.A.; Oldham, C. (1910). The vertebrate fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay. Vol. II. London: Witherby & Co.
  • Liverpool Marine Biology Committee (1886). Herdman, W. A. (ed.). The first report upon the fauna of Liverpool Bay and the neighboring seas. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
  • Liverpool Marine Biology Committee (1889). Herdman, W. A. (ed.). The second report upon the fauna of Liverpool Bay and the neighboring seas. Liverpool: Turner, Routledge & Co.
  • Liverpool Marine Biology Committee (1892). Herdman, W. A. (ed.). The third volume of reports upon the fauna of Liverpool Bay and the neighboring seas. Liverpool: Thomas Dobb & Co.
  • Liverpool Marine Biology Committee (1895). Herdman, W. A. (ed.). The fourth volume of reports upon the fauna of Liverpool Bay and the neighboring seas. Liverpool: Thomas Dobb & Co.
  • Liverpool Marine Biology Committee (1900). Herdman, W. A. (ed.). The fifth report upon the fauna of Liverpool Bay and the neighboring seas. Liverpool: C. Tinling & Co.

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