Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the .
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  • Type: Lock
  • Description: flood defence in London
  • Also known as: “Barieroj sur la Tamizo”, “Barrera del Tamesis”, and “Thames Tidal Barrier”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Valley and Charlton House.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in … is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Thames Barrier.

Castle
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is a Jacobean mansion in … is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Thames Barrier.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Charlton, . is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Thames Barrier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlton and Charlton Riverside.

Suburb
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is an area of southeast London, England, in the .

Suburb
, previously known as New Charlton…

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Thames Barrier

Latitude
51.48333° or 51° 29′ north
Longitude
0.03333° or 0° 2′ east
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9F32F2MM+88
Geo­Names ID
2636058
Wiki­data ID
Q948363
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Thames Barrier” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tamesiseko hesia”
  • Bengali: “টেমস ব্যারিয়ার”
  • Catalan: “Barrera del Tàmesi”
  • Chinese: “泰晤士河防洪閘”
  • Czech: “Bariéry na Temži”
  • Danish: “Thames Barrier”
  • Dutch: “Thames Barrier”
  • Esperanto: “Bariero ĉe Tamizo”
  • Finnish: “Thames Barrier”
  • French: “barrière de la Tamise”
  • French: “Barrière de la Tamise”
  • German: “Thames Barrier”
  • Hebrew: “מחסום התמזה”
  • Hungarian: “Temze-gát”
  • Irish: “Bacainn na Tamaise”
  • Italian: “Barriera del Tamigi”
  • Italian: “Thames Barrier”
  • Japanese: “テムズバリア”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Thames Barrier”
  • Norwegian: “Thames Barrier”
  • Polish: “Thames Barrier”
  • Portuguese: “Barreira do Tamisa”
  • Russian: “Барьер Темзы”
  • Slovenian: “Pregrada Temze”
  • Spanish: “Barrera del Támesis”
  • Swedish: “Thames Barrier”
  • Thai: “เครื่องกั้นแม่น้ำเทมส์”
  • Thai: “เทมส์แบเรียร์”
  • Turkish: “Thames Bariyeri”
  • Ukrainian: “Бар’єр Темзи”
  • Vietnamese: “Đập sông Thames”
  • Zeeuws: “Thames Barrier”

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Places to explore: Kidbrooke with Hornfair and Blackheath Westcombe.

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Places to explore: Greenland Villa and Travelodge High Holburn.

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