Atlantic Coast of North America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Atlantic_Coast_of_North_America

GPTKB entity

Statements (187)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:climate	humid continental humid subtropical oceanic subarctic (northernmost)
gptkbp:containsProvince	gptkb:New_Brunswick gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador gptkb:Nova_Scotia gptkb:Prince_Edward_Island gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:Samuel_de_Champlain gptkb:Giovanni_da_Verrazzano gptkb:Walter_Raleigh gptkb:Henry_Hudson gptkb:Jacques_Cartier gptkb:John_Cabot gptkb:Pedro_Menéndez_de_Avilés gptkb:Jean_Ribault gptkb:Lucas_Vázquez_de_Ayllón
gptkbp:features	gptkb:island beaches bays dunes estuaries salt marshes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Atlantic Coast of North America
gptkbp:includesState	gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Delaware gptkb:Florida gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Maine gptkb:Maryland gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:New_Hampshire gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_York gptkb:North_Carolina gptkb:Rhode_Island gptkb:South_Carolina gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:length	over 2,000 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Connecticut_River gptkb:Delaware_River gptkb:Hudson_River gptkb:Merrimack_River gptkb:Miramichi_River gptkb:Potomac_River gptkb:St._Lawrence_River gptkb:Altamaha_River gptkb:Shubenacadie_River gptkb:James_River gptkb:Margaree_River gptkb:Penobscot_River gptkb:Restigouche_River gptkb:Santee_River gptkb:Savannah_River gptkb:St._Johns_River gptkb:Susquehanna_River gptkb:Cape_Fear_River gptkb:Musquodoboit_River gptkb:LaHave_River gptkb:Gaspereau_River gptkb:Saint_John_River_(Canada) ExplorationByEuropeansBeganInYearRange
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Baltimore gptkb:Boston gptkb:Halifax gptkb:Jacksonville gptkb:Miami gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Norfolk gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:Portland gptkb:Quebec_City gptkb:Saint_John gptkb:St._John's gptkb:Charleston gptkb:Savannah
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:American_Revolution gptkb:War_of_1812 Colonial settlement Civil War naval battles Fishing industry development Hurricane landfalls Shipping and trade Tourism development
gptkbp:notableFauna	gptkb:American_black_duck gptkb:American_eel gptkb:American_shad gptkb:Atlantic_herring gptkb:Atlantic_puffin gptkb:Atlantic_salmon gptkb:Dragon gptkb:bird gptkb:bluefish gptkb:seafood gptkb:striped_bass gptkb:red_drum gptkb:spiny_dogfish gptkb:right_whale gptkb:Atlantic_bluefin_tuna gptkb:Atlantic_mackerel gptkb:Atlantic_surf_clam gptkb:northern_lobster gptkb:northern_quahog gptkb:northern_shrimp gptkb:softshell_clam gptkb:surf_clam Atlantic cod bay scallop horseshoe crab menhaden osprey piping plover Atlantic sturgeon blue crab brown pelican gray seal oysters sea scallop snowy egret turtle northern gannet razor clam
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Everglades gptkb:Great_Dismal_Swamp gptkb:Atlantic_Coastal_Plain gptkb:Piedmont gptkb:Okefenokee_Swamp Appalachian Mountains (nearby) Bay of Fundy tides
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Block_Island gptkb:Cape_Breton_Island gptkb:Long_Island gptkb:Martha's_Vineyard gptkb:Nantucket gptkb:Newfoundland gptkb:Prince_Edward_Island gptkb:Amelia_Island gptkb:Fire_Island gptkb:Jekyll_Island gptkb:Key_West gptkb:St._Simons_Island gptkb:Isle_of_Shoals gptkb:Anticosti_Island gptkb:Grand_Manan_Island gptkb:Outer_Banks gptkb:Sable_Island gptkb:Key_Biscayne Assateague Island Bermuda (offshore, not continental)
gptkbp:notablePeninsula	gptkb:Cape_Ann gptkb:Cape_Cod gptkb:Cape_Cod_National_Seashore gptkb:Cape_Hatteras gptkb:Cape_Race gptkb:Cape_Breton gptkb:Cape_Canaveral gptkb:Cape_Fear gptkb:Cape_Charles gptkb:Cape_Elizabeth gptkb:Cape_Lookout gptkb:Cape_Sable gptkb:Cape_St._Mary’s Cape Henlopen Cape May
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Bay_of_Fundy gptkb:Cape_Cod_Bay gptkb:Delaware_Bay gptkb:Long_Island_Sound gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay gptkb:Mobile_Bay gptkb:Tampa_Bay gptkb:Apalachicola_Bay gptkb:Narragansett_Bay gptkb:Penobscot_Bay gptkb:Biscayne_Bay gptkb:Albemarle_Sound gptkb:Pamlico_Sound Chesapeake Bay
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico gptkb:Eastern_Canada Eastern United States
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Brown_pelican
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5