Rias

Connected Sites: 4

Definition
"A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley .... that remains open to the sea." Rias may thus be fed by rivers which are insignificant in relation to the estuary's size and length. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria/

Map

Connected Sites

  • Vizcaya Bridge
    Vizcaya Bridge
    Spain
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.89
    190
    10
    crosses the Ria de Bilbao
  • Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
    Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.71
    41
    6
    One of the geomorphological settings are "[r]ocky islands and island-type tidal flats on a ria coast, rocky islands with high geomorphological relief and ample supply of terrigenous sediments." (Nomination text, p. 163)
  • Kotor
    Kotor
    Montenegro
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.79
    304
    12
    Includes part of the Bay of Kotor. Often called (wrongly) a "fjord" the Bay was never glaciated and is thus strictly a "Ria"
  • Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
    Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.10
    159
    11
    "The Tamar river is a classic example of a Ria, flooded after the last ice age". Morwellham Quay remains tidal despite being many miles inland