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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:island
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gptkbp:accessibleBy
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:area
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1.2 square miles
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gptkbp:areaCode
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757
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gptkbp:climate
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humid subtropical
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:county
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gptkb:Accomack_County
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gptkbp:elevation
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3 feet
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gptkbp:founded
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1686
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gptkbp:governedBy
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mayor-council government
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gptkbp:hasDialects
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Elizabethan English influence
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gptkbp:hasMuseum
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gptkb:Tangier_History_Museum
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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British occupation during War of 1812
site of British fort during War of 1812
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tangier Island
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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Chesapeake Bay
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gptkbp:mainIndustry
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fishing
tourism
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gptkbp:mayor
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gptkb:James_Eskridge
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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featured in National Geographic
subject of PBS documentary
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Tangier,_Morocco
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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visited by John Smith in 1608
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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osprey
blue crab
diamondback terrapin
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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salt marshes
low elevation
narrow channels
historic cemeteries
tidal creeks
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gptkbp:notableFor
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crabbing industry
distinctive dialect
threatened by sea level rise
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Joshua_Thomas
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 400
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Methodism
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gptkbp:school
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gptkb:Tangier_Combined_School
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gptkbp:settlementType
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gptkb:census-designated_place
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:threats
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climate change
erosion
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gptkbp:timezone
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gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
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gptkbp:transportation
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no cars, mainly golf carts and bicycles
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gptkbp:worshippedIn
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gptkb:New_Testament_Congregation_Church
gptkb:Swain_Memorial_United_Methodist_Church
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gptkbp:zipCode
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23440
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Crisfield
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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