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Massachusetts Coastal Zone
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Massachusetts_Coastal_Zone
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Coastal zone
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Massachusetts_Office_of_Coastal_Zone_Management
gptkbp:borderedBy
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:island
gptkb:wetlands
beaches
harbors
tidal flats
bays
coastal waters
dunes
estuaries
inlets
salt marshes
rocky shores
gptkbp:coordinates
42.4072° N, 71.3824° W (approximate center of Massachusetts)
gptkbp:establishedBy
gptkb:Coastal_Zone_Management_Act_of_1972
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Massachusetts Coastal Zone
gptkbp:importantFor
gptkb:fish
gptkb:wildlife
recreation
shipping
tourism
coastal communities
gptkbp:includes
gptkb:Boston_Harbor
gptkb:Buzzards_Bay
gptkb:Cape_Cod
gptkb:South_Shore
gptkb:Islands_of_Martha's_Vineyard_and_Nantucket
North Shore
gptkbp:length
approximately 1,500 miles of coastline
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:monitors
gptkb:Massachusetts_Office_of_Coastal_Zone_Management
gptkbp:purpose
protect and manage coastal resources
gptkbp:regulates
gptkb:Massachusetts_Clean_Waters_Act
gptkb:Massachusetts_Endangered_Species_Act
gptkb:Massachusetts_Rivers_Protection_Act
gptkb:Massachusetts_Wetlands_Protection_Act
gptkbp:subject
wind
coastal erosion
flooding
sea level rise
climate change impacts
federal consistency review
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Office_of_Coastal_Zone_Management_(Massachusetts)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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