Identification

Title

Anchorage Areas

Abstract

An anchorage area is an area where vessels anchor or may achor. This layer was derived from data supplied by OceanWise, as well as additional areas identified by Welsh Government based on local knowledge and discussions with the ports and shipping sector.

Attribution statement

© British Crown and OceanWise, 2025. All rights reserved. License No. EK001-20120402. Not to be used for Navigation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data source

Oceanwise & Welsh Government

Licence

Varied / Derived

Copyright:

None

Publication date

07 November 2025

Type

Spatial data

Category:

Oceans

Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs

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Regions

Global

Approved

Yes

Published

Yes

Featured

No

Group

Marine & Fisheries

Information

Spatial extent

Projection system

EPSG:4326

Extension x0

-5.333427429199219

Extension x1

-2.691523790359497

Extension y0

51.377716064453125

Extension y1

53.498497009277344

Features

Restrictions

OceanWise Data Products Standard Terms and Conditions

Spatial Representation Type

Vector data is used to represent geographic data

Contact

Email

data@gov.wales

Organisation

Welsh Government

Department

Marine & Fisheries

References

Link online

/layers/geonode:oceanwise_wg_anchorage_areas

Metadata page

/layers/geonode:oceanwise_wg_anchorage_areas/metadata_detail

OWS endpoints

WMS

/capabilities/layer/8116/?ows_service=wms