The Albemarle Sound

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Albemarle_Sound
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Currituck_County
gptkb:Camden_County
gptkb:Washington_County
gptkb:Tyrrell_County
gptkb:Pasquotank_County
gptkb:Dare_County
gptkb:Chowan_County
gptkb:Bertie_County
gptkb:Perquimans_County
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Currituck_Sound
gptkb:Pamlico_Sound
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ecosystem brackish water
gptkbp:emptiesInto gptkb:Pamlico_Sound
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early English colonization site
important for shipping and trade in colonial era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Albemarle Sound
gptkbp:length 80 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:wildlife
fishing
recreational boating
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Atlantic_Intracoastal_Waterway
gptkbp:receivesWaterFrom gptkb:Chowan_River
gptkb:Pasquotank_River
gptkb:Alligator_River
gptkb:Roanoke_River
gptkb:Perquimans_River
gptkbp:width 24 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Her_Wallpaper_Reverie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6