Great South Channel
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The Great South Channel is a major submarine passage off the northeastern United States that separates Georges Bank from Cape Cod and serves as an important route for water exchange and marine life between the open Atlantic and the Gulf of Maine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great South Channel canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine passage
ⓘ
submarine channel ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connects |
Gulf of Maine
ⓘ
open Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasClimateRelevance | sensitive to changes in ocean temperature and circulation ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | subject to marine habitat protection measures ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance |
supports high biological productivity
ⓘ
supports important fisheries resources ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex hydrography
ⓘ
deep submarine troughs ⓘ sand and gravel seabed ⓘ seasonal stratification ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
seasonal phytoplankton blooms
ⓘ
strong tidal mixing ⓘ upwelling of nutrient-rich waters ⓘ |
| hasRole |
important feeding area for marine mammals
ⓘ
important pathway for marine life migration ⓘ major route for water exchange between Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType |
gravel
ⓘ
mud in deeper areas ⓘ sand ⓘ |
| influences |
distribution of plankton in Gulf of Maine
ⓘ
nutrient transport into Gulf of Maine ⓘ water mass exchange in Gulf of Maine ⓘ |
| isAdjacentTo |
Cape Cod Shelf
ⓘ
Georges Bank ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Scotian Shelf
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Atlantic shelf system
|
| isSubjectOf |
marine mammal habitat research
ⓘ
oceanographic studies of Gulf of Maine circulation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high concentrations of zooplankton
ⓘ
important habitat for endangered marine species ⓘ seasonal aggregations of North Atlantic right whales ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | northeastern United States ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal marine agencies
oceanographic research programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Maine circulation system
|
| separates |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
Georges Bank ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
shipping and navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.