Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
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The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is a low-lying, largely rural landform in eastern North Carolina bordered by the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and known for its extensive wetlands and vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albemarle region | 2 |
| Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula canonical | 1 |
| Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula region | 1 |
| Albemarle-Pamlico region | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landform
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Albemarle Sound
ⓘ
Alligator River ⓘ Pamlico Sound ⓘ
surface form:
Croatan Sound
Pamlico River ⓘ Pamlico Sound ⓘ Pungo River ⓘ |
| containsCounty |
Beaufort County, North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaufort County
Carteret County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Carteret County
Craven County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Craven County
Dare County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Dare County
Hyde County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Hyde County
Pamlico County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Pamlico County
Tyrrell County ⓘ Washington County ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
ⓘ
Lake Mattamuskeet ⓘ Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Phelps Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal
ⓘ
flood-prone ⓘ largely rural ⓘ low-lying ⓘ vulnerable to coastal erosion ⓘ vulnerable to sea-level rise ⓘ wetland-rich ⓘ |
| hasClimateRisk |
increased flooding
ⓘ
saltwater intrusion ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ storm surge ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
forested wetlands ⓘ marshes ⓘ peatlands ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive wetlands
ⓘ
vulnerable coastal ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coastal Plain
North Carolina ⓘ eastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pamlico Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Albemarle-Pamlico region
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
this entity surface form:
Albemarle region
this entity surface form:
Albemarle-Pamlico region
this entity surface form:
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula region