Atlantic coast of North America

E14300

coastline geographical region

The Atlantic coast of North America is the eastern seaboard of the continent, stretching from the Canadian Maritimes down through the United States to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and historically serving as a major corridor for exploration, trade, and colonization.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Atlantic Ocean shoreline	10
Atlantic coast of North America canonical	9
Atlantic seaboard	3
Atlantic Coast of North America	2
Atlantic Ocean coastline	2
Canadian Atlantic coast	2
New England coastline	2
North American Atlantic coast	2
North American east coast	2
Atlantic Coast	1
Atlantic Ocean coast	1
Atlantic coast	1
Atlantic seaboard of North America	1
East Coast of North America	1
Mid-Atlantic coast	1
North American eastern seaboard	1
eastern seaboard of North America	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastline ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ surface form: Atlantic seaboard of North America Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ surface form: eastern seaboard of North America
borders	Canada ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
climate	varies from subarctic to subtropical ⓘ
containsMajorCity	Baltimore ⓘ Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Halifax ⓘ Miami ⓘ New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ
containsMajorPort	Port of Boston ⓘ Halifax ⓘ surface form: Port of Halifax PortMiami ⓘ surface form: Port of Miami Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
countryBordered	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicImportance	supports major fisheries ⓘ supports major shipping routes ⓘ supports port cities ⓘ supports tourism industry ⓘ
ecoregion	North Atlantic coastal ecoregion ⓘ surface form: Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion Western Caribbean ⓘ surface form: Tropical Western Atlantic marine ecoregion
extendsFrom	Eastern Canada ⓘ surface form: Canadian Maritimes
extendsTo	Florida ⓘ
feature	barrier islands ⓘ coastal plains ⓘ extensive estuaries ⓘ numerous natural harbors ⓘ
hasPart	Atlantic coast of Canada ⓘ Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ East Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Atlantic coast of the United States Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
historicalRole	major corridor for European colonization of North America ⓘ major corridor for European exploration of North America ⓘ major corridor for transatlantic trade ⓘ
includesRegion	Eastern Canada ⓘ surface form: Canadian Maritimes Florida Peninsula ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ New England ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
ocean	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Atlantic basin
subjectTo	Atlantic hurricane activity ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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

New Netherland → locatedIn → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Appalachian Mountains → parallelTo → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Algonquian languages → region → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast of North America

Atlantic coast of North America → alsoKnownAs → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic seaboard of North America

Atlantic coast of North America → alsoKnownAs → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: eastern seaboard of North America

West Chop headland → isPartOf → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England coastline

Cape May Promenade → adjacentTo → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Maine–New Hampshire border → partlyDefinedBy → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean coastline

Samuel de Champlain → mapped → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: New England coastline

Kennebunkport, Maine, United States → borderedBy → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean coastline

Atlantic herring → foundIn → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American Atlantic coast

Race Point Beach → hasFeature → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Province Lands → hasLandscapeFeature → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Miami Beach Boardwalk → follows → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Collins Avenue → followsAlong → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Giovanni da Verrazzano → explored → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Under the Sea-Wind → setting → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Delmarva Peninsula → locatedOn → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic seaboard

Wasque Reservation → hasFeature → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Third Indian War → mainTheater → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American east coast

Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America → locatedOn → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer → region → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast

Bay of Fundy → partOf → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Atlantic coast

Operation Paukenschlag → location → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American east coast

Algonquian peoples → historicalRange → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast of North America

Jersey Shore beaches → partOf → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic coast

Voyages of Samuel de Champlain → describesPlace → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Carlin Park → hasFeature → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City → hasWaterfront → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

subject surface form: Far Rockaway

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Littorina littorea → introducedRange → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Ocean Drive streetscape → hasViewOf → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Fundulus → geographicDistribution → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Town of Lantana, Florida → hasWaterfront → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean shoreline

Report on Roads and Canals → regionCovered → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic seaboard

Pioneers of France in the New World → historicalRegion → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

Patrick Division → region → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: East Coast of North America

ACL → operatedAlong → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

subject surface form: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

this entity surface form: Atlantic seaboard

MARLANT → operationalArea → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Atlantic coast

Atlantic City metropolitan area → locatedOn → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic coast

French West Indies fleet → areaOfOperations → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American Atlantic coast

GoldenAgeOfPiracy → mainRegion → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American eastern seaboard

Kragsyde (demolished) → locatedOn → Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean coast