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Bay in the Irish Sea
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.
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The rivers
Alt
,
Clwyd
,
Dee
,
Ribble
and
Mersey
drain into the bay. The bay is littered with wrecks and has many
dive sites
. The bay also contains several oil and gas fields including the
Douglas Complex
, with a combined daily capacity (January 2008) of 60,000
barrels
. The UK's first major offshore wind farm,
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
West Lancashire
towns of
Ormskirk
and
Skelmersdale
to the north,
St Helens
and
Warrington
to the east and
Chester
plus
North Wales
to the south. In this sense, it is often promoted by local thinkers and urbanists to encourage regional co-operation in both economic and cultural terms. It is not recognised by 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.
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Wind power
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Wind turbines
which are the biggest in the world as of 2017 have been installed in Liverpool Bay.
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Notable ships lost in Liverpool Bay
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See also
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References
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Further reading
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- 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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53°32′N
3°12′W
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53.533; -3.200