Thames Estuary The new airport would be built on a man-made island in the estuary north of Minster-in-Sheppey There is also some discussion about the need for a Lower Thames Crossing in order to alleviate traffic congestion at Dartford. The Thames Estuary is the focal part of the 21st-century toponym, the "Thames Gateway", designated as one of the principal development areas in Southern England. The appellation Greater Thames Estuary applies to the coast and the low-lying lands bordering the estuary itself. These are characterised by the presence of mudflats, low-lying open beaches and salt marshes, namely the North Kent Marshes and the
Irabere estuary and Iliomar forest Important Bird Area Irabere estuary and Iliomar forest Important Bird Area The Irebere estuary and Iliomar forest Important Bird Area is a tract of land in East Timor, a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea. The 16,554 ha IBA lies on the border between the districts of Viqueque to the west and Lautém to the east. In elevation it ranges from sea level to about 500 m. It contains the area around the Irabere River estuary, which is vegetated by degraded semi-evergreen forest on alluvial soils, "Casuarina" forest along the river and