Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean

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coastal region continental shelf region marine ecoregion

The Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean is a broad coastal region off the eastern United States, stretching roughly from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras and characterized by its shallow continental shelf and productive marine ecosystems.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Mid-Atlantic Bight	5
Atlantic Ocean (Nantucket Island)	1
Atlantic Ocean (nearby coastal environment)	1
Atlantic Ocean coast of Delaware	1
Atlantic Ocean coastline	1
Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean canonical	1
Mid-Atlantic coastal waters	1
Northeast U.S. continental shelf	1
Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion	1
Northwestern Atlantic Ocean	1
Southern New England continental shelf region	1
mid-Atlantic Bight	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal region ⓘ continental shelf region ⓘ marine ecoregion ⓘ
adjacentTo	Gulf of Maine ⓘ South Atlantic Bight ⓘ
borderedBy	Mid-Atlantic states coast ⓘ New England coastline ⓘ surface form: New England coast
characterizedBy	coastal upwelling in some areas ⓘ strong seasonal temperature variations ⓘ temperate climate ⓘ
contains	New York Bight ⓘ
countryCoast	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
extendsFrom	Cape Cod ⓘ
extendsTo	Cape Hatteras National Seashore ⓘ surface form: Cape Hatteras
habitatFor	benthic invertebrates ⓘ demersal fish species ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ pelagic fish species ⓘ seabirds ⓘ
hasFeature	broad continental shelf ⓘ high primary productivity ⓘ shallow waters ⓘ strong seasonal stratification ⓘ well-developed shelf-break front ⓘ
hasProcess	riverine freshwater input ⓘ seasonal phytoplankton blooms ⓘ sediment transport alongshore ⓘ
hasSubstrate	gravel ⓘ mud ⓘ sand ⓘ
importantFor	commercial fisheries ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ marine transportation ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ
influencedBy	Gulf Stream ⓘ shelf-break front dynamics ⓘ wind-driven circulation ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Eastern United States ⓘ surface form: eastern United States
monitoredBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
partOf	Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area ⓘ surface form: Northwest Atlantic Ocean
studiedBy	oceanographers ⓘ
studiedFor	fisheries management ⓘ nutrient dynamics ⓘ shelf circulation ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ coastal pollution ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Delaware River → flowsInto → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Nantucket Memorial Airport → locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean (Nantucket Island)

Raritan Bay → locatedIn → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight

Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion

Henry Stellwagen → areaOfActivity → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwestern Atlantic Ocean

The Gwathmey Residence and Studio, Amagansett → hasView → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean (nearby coastal environment)

NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow → operatingArea → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast U.S. continental shelf

NOAA Ship Gloria Michelle → areaOfOperation → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic coastal waters

Lewes and Rehoboth Canal → near → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean coast of Delaware

Sandy Hook Bay → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight

Hudson Shelf Valley → region → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight

Rhode Island Sound → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern New England continental shelf region

South Pamet Road → leadsTo → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean coastline

New Jersey territorial waters → locatedIn → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight

Merluccius bilinearis → distributionRegion → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight

Chrysaora quinquecirrha → occursIn → Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: mid-Atlantic Bight