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Thane Creek
Thane Creek is a tidal estuary in Maharashtra, India, between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, designated Ramsar site 2490 on 13 April 2022 (6,521 ha). It hosts the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, about 20% of India's mangrove species, and over 100,000 wintering waterbirds including flamingos.
The Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary (Aber Dyfrdwy) is a macro-tidal estuary between the Wirral and north Wales, designated SAC, SPA, and Ramsar site (1985), famed for 120,000+ wintering waterbirds, saltmarsh, mudflats, and a regulated cockle fishery.
Tikahtnu Inlet
Tikahtnu (Tikahtnu Inlet) is the Dena'ina Athabascan name for Cook Inlet, Alaska, a 290 km tidal estuary near Anchorage with tides up to 12.2 m, about 30% of U.S. tidal energy, and Alaska's oldest oil and gas basin.
Transitional waters
Transitional waters: WFD-defined surface waters near river mouths, partly saline but freshwater-influenced (estuaries, coastal lagoons, brackish ponds). Assessed via biological quality elements under the EU Water Framework Directive.
Wouri Estuary
The Wouri Estuary is a large mangrove-fringed estuary on Cameroon's Atlantic coast, where the Wouri River discharges near Douala and hosts the country's largest port.