Boston Harbor

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body of water estuary natural harbor

Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay that serves as the historic maritime gateway to the city of Boston and a major hub of shipping, recreation, and coastal ecology in New England.

Aliases (12)

Dorchester Bay ×4
Boston Harbor waterfront ×3
Boston Harbor Islands ×2
Boston Harbor (via Mystic River) ×1
Boston Harbor Project ×1
Boston Harbor area ×1
Boston Harbor coastal neighborhoods ×1
Boston Harbor waterfront facilities ×1
Boston Harbor watershed ×1
Boston Harbor, Province of Massachusetts Bay ×1
Boston Inner Harbor ×1
Boston inner harbor ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → estuary → natural harbor →
adjacentTo	Chelsea, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → City of Boston → Everett, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Hull, Massachusetts → Quincy, Massachusetts → Revere, Massachusetts → Winthrop, Massachusetts →
borderedBy	Boston waterfront → Charlestown → East Boston → Seaport District → South Boston →
cityServed	Boston →
cleanupDrivenBy	Boston Harbor case (federal court order) →
climate	humid continental climate region →
contains	Brewsters Islands → Castle Island → Deer Island → Gallops Island → Georges Island → Long Island (Boston Harbor) → Lovells Island → Moon Island → Peddocks Island → Rainsford Island → Spectacle Island → Thompson Island →
country	United States →
ecoregion	North Atlantic coastal ecoregion →
governedBy	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
hasActivity	harbor cruises → whale watching tours →
hasFacility	Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Deer Island Treatment Plant →
hasPart	Boston Harbor Islands → Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area → Charles River mouth → Chelsea Creek mouth → Inner Harbor → Logan International Airport waterfront → Mystic River mouth → Neponset River mouth → Outer Harbor →
hasPort	Port of Boston →
historicalEventSite	American Revolutionary War naval activities → Boston Harbor cleanup project → Boston Tea Party →
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean watershed → Massachusetts → Massachusetts Bay → New England →
managedBy	Massachusetts Port Authority → National Park Service (for islands recreation area) →
notableFor	extensive harbor islands system → historic role in American independence → major environmental restoration project →
servesAs	coastal ecological habitat → major shipping hub in New England → maritime gateway to Boston → recreational area →
underwentCleanup	late 20th century →
usedFor	commercial shipping → ferry transportation → fishing → recreational boating → tourism →
wasPolluted	20th century →

Referenced by (88)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor → Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area → Columbia Point → Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant → Eleanor → Inner Harbor → John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ("Boston Harbor waterfront") → Long Wharf, Boston → Port of Boston → Savin Hill Cove →	locatedIn
Black Falcon Cruise Terminal ("Boston Harbor waterfront facilities") → Chelsea Creek → Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant ("Boston Harbor Project") → Fort Point Channel → Malden River ("Boston Harbor watershed") → Outer Harbor → Savin Hill ("Boston Harbor coastal neighborhoods") → Savin Hill Cove → Wollaston Beach →	partOf
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony → Chelsea, Massachusetts → Columbia Point ("Dorchester Bay") → Harborwalk → Massachusetts Bay → Savin Hill ("Dorchester Bay") → South Shore →	adjacentTo
North End, Boston → Seaport District → Squantum →	borderedBy
Chelsea Creek ("Boston Inner Harbor") → Fort Point Channel → Malden River ("Boston Harbor (via Mystic River)") →	connectedTo
Long Wharf, Boston → Squantum Point Park → Wollaston Beach →	hasViewOf
Chelsea Bridge → Columbia Junction ("Dorchester Bay") → Copp's Hill Burying Ground →	locatedNear
BOS → Boston Fish Pier → University of Massachusetts Boston ("Boston Harbor waterfront") →	locatedOn
Conley Container Terminal → Port of Boston → Squantum Point Park →	locatedOnWaterbody
Beaver → Dartmouth → Eleanor →	locationOfEvent
Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor → Boston Fish Pier → Savin Hill Cove →	waterBody
Charles River → Charles River (Boston and Cambridge) →	emptiesInto
Fort Point Channel → Mystic River →	flowsInto
Boston Harbor ("Boston Harbor Islands") → Massachusetts coastline →	hasPart
Charles River → Charles River (Boston and Cambridge) →	mouthLocatedIn
East Cambridge → New England Aquarium →	near
Boston Logan International Airport → Logan International Airport →	nearBodyOfWater
Commonwealth Pier → John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum →	overlooks
Central Artery → Route 1A (Massachusetts) →	passesNear
Winthrop, Massachusetts →	bordersBodyOfWater
Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor ("Boston inner harbor") →	connects
Suffolk County, Massachusetts →	containsWaterBody
Ted Williams Tunnel →	crosses
Mystic River watershed →	drainsInto
Harborwalk →	follows
Dorchester →	hasBorderWith
Massachusetts Bay ("Boston Harbor Islands") →	hasNearbyIsland
Bunker Hill Monument →	hasPanoramicViewOf
Columbia Point ("Dorchester Bay") →	hasShorelineOn
Province of Massachusetts Bay →	importantPort
Tobin Bridge ("Boston Harbor area") →	isLandmarkOf
Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Battle of Chelsea Creek →	location
Beaver ("Boston Harbor, Province of Massachusetts Bay") →	locationDuringBostonTeaParty
Chelsea Creek →	mouthLocation
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center →	nearbyWaterBody
Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum →	operatesOn
Blue Line (MBTA) ("Boston Harbor waterfront") →	serves
Shutter Island →	setInLocation
State Street (Boston) →	terminusNear
Mystic River →	tributaryOf