East Coast of the United States

E10080

coastal region geographical region

The East Coast of the United States is the Atlantic seaboard region stretching from Maine to Florida, encompassing many of the nation’s oldest cities and most densely populated metropolitan areas.

Aliases (17)

United States East Coast ×25
U.S. East Coast ×16
Atlantic coast of the United States ×4
Atlantic seaboard ×3
East Coast ×3
East Coast United States ×2
New England coast ×2
Atlantic Coast ×1
Atlantic Coast of the United States ×1
Atlantic Ocean coast ×1
Atlantic coast ×1
Atlantic seaboard of the United States ×1
Eastern North America ×1
Eastern Seaboard of the United States ×1
Mid-Atlantic United States ×1
Mid-Atlantic seaboard ×1
U.S. Atlantic seaboard ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal region → geographical region →
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean →
coastlineType	East Coast of the United States → surface form: "Atlantic seaboard"
containsPart	Mid-Atlantic states → New England → Southern United States → surface form: "Southeastern United States"
country	United States of America →
extendsFrom	Maine →
extendsTo	Florida →
hasCharacteristic	diverse climate from humid continental to tropical → high population density → numerous large metropolitan areas →
hasEconomicRole	major center of finance → major center of government → major center of international trade →
hasHistoricalSignificance	location of early U.S. capital cities → location of many of the Thirteen Colonies → major theater of the American Revolutionary War → site of early European colonization in North America →
hasMajorCity	Baltimore → Boston, Massachusetts → surface form: "Boston" Greater Boston → surface form: "Boston metropolitan area" Jacksonville, Florida → surface form: "Jacksonville" Miami → Miami metropolitan area → New York City → New York metropolitan area → Philadelphia → Philadelphia metropolitan area → Washington metropolitan area → Washington, D.C. →
hasTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Interstate 95 → surface form: "Interstate 95 corridor"
includesState	Connecticut → Province of Delaware → surface form: "Delaware" Florida → Georgia → Maine → Maryland → Massachusetts → New Hampshire → New Jersey, United States → surface form: "New Jersey" New York → North Carolina → Rhode Island → South Carolina → Virginia →
locatedInHemisphere	Northern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere →
ocean	Atlantic Ocean →

Referenced by (91)

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

Henry du Pont → associatedWithPlace → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

II Marine Expeditionary Force → basedOnCoast → East Coast of the United States →

School of Infantry-East → coast → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "East Coast"

East Coast of the United States → coastlineType → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic seaboard"

Old U.S. Route 40 → connects → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Great American Rail-Trail → connectsRegion → East Coast of the United States →

New York–Philadelphia–Pittsburgh–Chicago → connectsRegion → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

New York–St. Louis route → connectsRegion → East Coast of the United States →

East Coast hip hop → culturalOrigin → East Coast of the United States →

Junior M.A.F.I.A. → culturalRegion → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "East Coast United States"

Samuel de Champlain → explored → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "New England coast"

U.S. Route 1 → followsCoast → East Coast of the United States →

Miami Dolphins–New England Patriots rivalry → geographicAspect → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "East Coast United States"

I-95 Series → geographicContext → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

USBOS → geographicContext → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic coast of the United States"

Atlantic Coast Conference → geographicFocus → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic Coast"

American League East → geographicRegion → East Coast of the United States →

National League East → geographicRegion → East Coast of the United States →

Atlantic coast → hasPart → East Coast of the United States →

Atlantic coast of North America → hasPart → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic coast of the United States"

North Atlantic area → hasPart → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Muskeget Channel → isPartOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. Atlantic seaboard"

Vineyard Sound → isPartOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Eastern Seaboard of the United States"

Newark Bay → isPartOfShippingRoute → East Coast of the United States →

Silver Meteor → locale → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

2011 Virginia earthquake → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Absecon → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic coast of the United States"

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Cape Canaveral → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Capitol Heights, Maryland → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Christ Church (Alexandria) → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Delmarva Peninsula → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

District of Columbia → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

Division of Marine Resources → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "Green Mount Cemetery"

Johns Hopkins University → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

Middle Colonies → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Eastern North America"

Paerdegat Basin → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Pocantico River → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Potomac River → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Mid-Atlantic United States"

Roxbury → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

South Carolina → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic Coast of the United States"

Statue of Liberty National Monument → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "Washington, D.C."

West Milford, New Jersey, United States → locatedIn → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "West Milford, New Jersey"

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Glenarden, Maryland → locatedInRegion → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Marine Corps Installations East → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Cumberland Island National Seashore → locatedOn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic coast"

Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia → locatedOn → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "Hunter Army Airfield"

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Hyannisport Club → locatedOn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic Ocean coast"

Mid-Atlantic states → locatedOn → East Coast of the United States →

Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. → locatedOn → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "Philadelphia"

Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. → locatedOn → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "Washington, D.C."

Port of Philadelphia → locatedOnCoast → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations → location → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Marine Hospital Service → location → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic coast of the United States"

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → operatedInRegion → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic seaboard"

New York Container Terminal Inc. → operatesIn → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Palmetto (train) → operatingArea → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Annapolis → partOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Baltimore Harbor → partOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Mid-Atlantic seaboard"

Exeter, New Hampshire → partOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Mamaroneck, New York → partOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Maryland → partOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Massachusetts Bay → partOf → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association → region → East Coast of the United States →

NL East → region → East Coast of the United States →

One Bryant Park → region → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Second Stage Theater → region → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Siasconset, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States → region → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic seaboard of the United States"

Susquehanna River → region → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

University of Virginia men's lacrosse team → region → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "East Coast"

Virginia Cavaliers baseball → region → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "East Coast"

Steve Pikiell → regionOfActivity → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

ACC → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

Atlantic 10 Conference → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

Atlantic Coast Conference → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

Colonial Athletic Association → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

Marine Corps Installations East → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic seaboard"

New Jersey Turnpike → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Westminster Choir College (historically) → regionServed → East Coast of the United States →

subject surface form: "Westminster Choir College"

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

Interstate 95 → runsAlong → East Coast of the United States →

U.S. Route 9 → runsAlong → East Coast of the United States →

Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal → serves → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Amtrak Silver Service → servesRegion → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Silver Star (train) → servesRegion → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

The Wreck of the Hesperus → setting → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "New England coast"

Atlantic hurricanes → threaten → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "U.S. East Coast"

Atlantic City → touristDestination → East Coast of the United States →

this entity surface form: "United States East Coast"

ET → usedInRegion → East Coast of the United States →