Frying Pan Shoals
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Frying Pan Shoals is a hazardous, shifting sandbar complex off the coast of North Carolina that has long posed a significant navigational danger to ships near Cape Fear.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hazardous navigational area
ⓘ
sandbar complex ⓘ shoal ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cape Fear River approaches ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| extendsFrom | Cape Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | offshore bar ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
breaking surf
ⓘ
constantly shifting ⓘ shallow waters ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone | temperate marine ⓘ |
| hasDangerLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasErosionPattern | dynamic sediment transport ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalType | sand shoal ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | longstanding maritime hazard ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalAid |
buoys
ⓘ
light tower ⓘ lightship ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCape | Cape Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frying Pan Shoals Lightship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | graveyard for ships ⓘ |
| hasShape | elongated ⓘ |
| hasUse |
diving site
ⓘ
fishing area ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
currents
ⓘ
storms ⓘ waves ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | marine navigation warnings ⓘ |
| isMarkedOn | nautical charts ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. East Coast continental shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
hydrographic surveys
ⓘ
maritime safety regulations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
navigational hazards
ⓘ
shifting sandbars ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cape Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanRegion | offshore North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Fear region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posesRiskTo |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
recreational boats ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.