Chesapeake Bay area

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:challenge habitat loss
overfishing
pollution
eutrophication
gptkbp:contains Chesapeake Bay
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Potomac_River
gptkb:James_River
gptkb:Susquehanna_River
gptkbp:explores gptkb:John_Smith
gptkbp:firstExploredIn 1608
gptkbp:hasBridge gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge-Tunnel
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
gptkbp:hasIsland gptkb:Smith_Island
gptkb:Kent_Island
gptkb:Tangier_Island
gptkbp:hasRestorationEffort gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Program
gptkb:EPA_Chesapeake_Bay_TMDL
gptkbp:hasWatershed gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_watershed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chesapeake Bay area
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:fish
migratory birds
shipping
gptkbp:includes parts of Virginia
parts of Maryland
gptkbp:knownFor blue crabs
estuaries
oysters
seafood industry
gptkbp:length about 200 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mid-Atlantic
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Baltimore
gptkb:Norfolk
gptkb:Hampton_Roads
Annapolis
gptkbp:maximumDepth 174 feet
21 feet
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Blackwater_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Gateways_Network
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve
gptkb:Eastern_Neck_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:surface about 4,480 square miles
gptkbp:watershedCovers parts of New York
parts of Pennsylvania
parts of West Virginia
parts of Delaware
parts of District of Columbia
gptkbp:width 2.8 to 30 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkb:Calvert_County,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkb:Chesapeake_Home_magazine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6