Delaware Bay Estuary

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:borderedBy Cape Henlopen
Cape May
gptkbp:ecosystem Mid-Atlantic coastal plain
gptkbp:emptiesInto gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkbp:governedBy Delaware River Basin Commission
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:Cape_May–Lewes_Ferry
gptkbp:hasIsland gptkb:Pea_Patch_Island
Artificial Island
gptkbp:hasLighthouse gptkb:Cape_May_Lighthouse
Cape Henlopen Lighthouse
Miah Maull Shoal Light
Ship John Shoal Light
gptkbp:hasPort Port of Salem
Port of Wilmington
gptkbp:hasWildlife horseshoe crab
osprey
diamondback terrapin
red knot
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of Revolutionary War naval battles
site of early Dutch and Swedish settlements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Delaware Bay Estuary
gptkbp:importantFor migratory shorebirds
horseshoe crab spawning
gptkbp:inflow Cohansey Inlet
Mispillion Inlet
gptkbp:length 52 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Delaware
gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:maximumDepth 26 feet
121 feet
gptkbp:monitors Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Wilmington
Cape May
gptkbp:notableFor birdwatching
tidal flats
salt marshes
oyster industry
blue crab fishery
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Cape_May_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Delaware_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Wetland_of_International_Importance
Ramsar Convention
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Maurice_River
gptkb:Murderkill_River
gptkb:St._Jones_River
gptkb:Cohansey_River
gptkbp:width 9 to 30 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supawna_Meadows_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7