Nantucket Shoals
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Nantucket Shoals is a hazardous, shallow offshore area of shifting sandbars and strong currents located off the coast of Massachusetts in the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nantucket Shoals canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hazardous offshore area
ⓘ
shoal ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
North Atlantic shipping routes
ⓘ
shipping lanes to and from New England ports ⓘ |
| climateZone | temperate marine climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasBottomType |
gravel in some areas
ⓘ
sand ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
navigation hazard
ⓘ
shallow waters ⓘ shifting sandbars ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | important fishing grounds regionally ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex tidal currents
ⓘ
extensive sandbar system ⓘ rapidly changing depths ⓘ |
| hasHistoryOf |
groundings
ⓘ
shipwrecks ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | relatively shallow compared to surrounding Atlantic waters ⓘ |
| hasRiskFactor |
breaking waves over shoals
ⓘ
poor visibility due to fog ⓘ strong tidal rips ⓘ |
| influences |
local ocean currents
ⓘ
regional marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | lists of dangerous maritime areas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking seas
ⓘ
dangerous conditions for shipping ⓘ frequent fog ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
Nantucket
ⓘ
surface form:
Nantucket Island
|
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Georges Bank ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Great South Channel ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Nantucket ⓘ
surface form:
Nantucket Island
|
| locatedSouthOf | Cape Cod ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | sailing directions for the Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| navigationRequires |
attention to tides and currents
ⓘ
careful use of updated charts ⓘ |
| oceanRegion |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
|
| partOf | continental shelf of North America ⓘ |
| seaAreaCode | part of North Atlantic sea areas used in marine forecasts ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
maritime navigation advisories
ⓘ
nautical charts warnings ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.