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Shannon Estuary
The Shannon Estuary ()〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Placenames Database of Ireland - Shannon Estuary )〕 is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick City at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south. The estuary defines the main boundary between County Kerry/County Limerick to the south and County Clare to the north.
The length of the Shannon Estuary is 97 km (60.27 mls).〔http://europeaneel.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/chapter-2-study-area.pdf〕 The Shannon has a high tidal range, up to around 18 feet (5.44 metres) at Limerick docks, such that the estuary has been considered for tidal power schemes, despite occasionally experiencing a tidal bore.〔http://www.seai.ie/Publications/Renewables_Publications_/Ocean/Tidal_Current_Energy_Resources_in_Ireland_Report.pdf〕
==Aircraft==
In the late 1930s, transatlantic air traffic was dominated by flying boats, and a flying boat terminal was located at Foynes on the south side of the Shannon Estuary. However, it was realised that developing technology would require a permanent runway and airport.
In 1936, the government of Ireland confirmed that it would develop a 3.1 km² site at Rineanna for the country's first transatlantic airport. The land on which the airport was to be built was bog, and on 8 October 1936 work began to drain the land. By 1942 a serviceable airport had been established and was named Shannon Airport. From then, passengers were moved from the flying boats in Foynes to the land planes based in Shannon Airport. By 1945 the existing runways at Shannon were extended to allow transatlantic flights to land, completely bypassing the need for Foynes.
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