Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea.
- Lock
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 feet (30 metres)
- …is also known as “Thames Tidal Barrier”
- Description: flood defence in London
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover The Valley and Charlton House.
The Valley
The Valley is a football stadium in Charlton, London…
1,300 feet northeast of Thames Barrier
Charlton House
Charlton House is a Jacobean mansion in Charlton…
1,300 feet southeast of Thames Barrier
Charlton railway station
Charlton railway station is a railway station in Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich.
1,400 feet northwest of Thames Barrier
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton and Charlton Riverside.
Charlton
Charlton is an area of southeast London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Charlton Riverside
Suburb
Charlton Riverside, previously known as New Charlton…
Blackheath Royal Standard
Blackheath Royal Standard is a quarter.
Thames Barrier
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Latitude
51.48333° or 51° 29′ north
Longitude
0.03333° or 0° 2′ east
Open location code
9F32F2MM+88
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Zeeuws—“Thames Barrier” goes by many names.
Tamesiseko hesiaBasque
টেমস ব্যারিয়ারBengali
Barrera del TàmesiCatalan
泰晤士河防洪閘Chinese
Bariéry na TemžiCzech
Thames BarrierDanish
Thames BarrierDutch
Bariero ĉe TamizoEsperanto
Barieroj sur la TamizoEsperanto
Thames BarrierFinnish
מחסום התמזהHebrew
Temze-gátHungarian
Bacainn na TamaiseIrish
Barriera del TamigiItalian
Thames BarrierItalian
テムズバリアJapanese
Thames BarrierNorwegian
Thames BarrierNorwegian Bokmål
Thames BarrierPolish
Барьер ТемзыRussian
Pregrada TemzeSlovenian
Thames BarrierSwedish
เครื่องกั้นแม่น้ำเทมส์Thai
เทมส์แบเรียร์Thai
Thames BariyeriTurkish
Бар’єр ТемзиUkrainian
Đập sông ThamesVietnamese
Thames BarrierZeeuws
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