Isle of Wight Bay

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Isle of Wight Bay is a shallow coastal lagoon along the Atlantic shore of Maryland, bordering Ocean City and forming part of the chain of bays behind Assateague Island.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Isle of Wight Bay canonical 6
Isle of Wight Bay Narrows 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal lagoon
adjacentTo Ocean City Expressway (U.S. Route 50) crossing
borders Ocean City, Maryland
connectedTo Assawoman Bay
Isle of Wight Bay Narrows
linked to: Isle of Wight Bay

Sinepuxent Bay
St. Martin River
country United States
crossedBy Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge
U.S. Route 50
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin
ecoregion Mid-Atlantic coastal lagoon system
environment estuarine
hasHabitat mudflats
salt marshes
seagrass beds
hasInflow Assawoman Bay via Isle of Wight Bay Narrows
Herring Creek
Manklin Creek
St. Martin River
Turville Creek
hasIsland Isle of Wight
hasOutflow Ocean City Inlet
Sinepuxent Bay
hasProtectedArea Isle of Wight Wildlife Management Area
locatedBehind Assateague Island
locatedIn Maryland
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
Worcester County, Maryland
locatedNear Ocean City, Maryland
locatedOn Atlantic coast of the United States
nearbyCity Ocean City, Maryland
nearbyCommunity West Ocean City, Maryland
partOf Atlantic coastal bays of Maryland
back-barrier lagoon system behind Assateague Island
chain of coastal bays behind Assateague Island
region Eastern Shore of Maryland
salinity brackish water
separatedBy Assateague Island
Fenwick Island
barrier island
separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean
usedFor crabbing
fishing
recreational boating
water sports
waterBodyType shallow lagoon

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assawoman Bay connectedTo Isle of Wight Bay
Sinepuxent Bay connectedTo Isle of Wight Bay
Worcester County, Maryland contains Isle of Wight Bay
Ocean City beach near Isle of Wight Bay
Ocean City Inlet connectsBodyOfWater Isle of Wight Bay
Maryland Coastal Bays system contains Isle of Wight Bay
Isle of Wight Bay connectedTo Isle of Wight Bay Narrows
linked to: Isle of Wight Bay