Atlantic coast of North America

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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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastline → geographical region →
alsoKnownAs	Atlantic seaboard of North America → eastern seaboard of North America →
borders	Canada → Gulf of Mexico → United States →
climate	varies from subarctic to subtropical →
containsMajorCity	Baltimore → Boston → Halifax → Miami → New York City → Philadelphia →
containsMajorPort	Port of Boston → Port of Halifax → Port of Miami → Port of New York and New Jersey →
continent	North America →
countryBordered	Canada → United States →
economicImportance	supports major fisheries → supports major shipping routes → supports port cities → supports tourism industry →
ecoregion	Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion → Tropical Western Atlantic marine ecoregion →
extendsFrom	Canadian Maritimes →
extendsTo	Florida →
feature	barrier islands → coastal plains → extensive estuaries → numerous natural harbors →
hasPart	Atlantic coast of Canada → Atlantic coast of Florida → 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	Canadian Maritimes → Florida Peninsula → Mid-Atlantic states → New England → Southeastern United States →
ocean	Atlantic Ocean →
partOf	Atlantic basin →
subjectTo	Atlantic hurricane activity →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlantic coast of North America ("Atlantic seaboard of North America") → Atlantic coast of North America ("eastern seaboard of North America") →	alsoKnownAs
Cape May Promenade ("Atlantic Ocean shoreline") →	adjacentTo
Kennebunkport, Maine, United States ("Atlantic Ocean coastline") →	borderedBy
Giovanni da Verrazzano →	explored
Miami Beach Boardwalk ("Atlantic Ocean shoreline") →	follows
Collins Avenue ("Atlantic Ocean shoreline") →	followsAlong
Atlantic herring ("North American Atlantic coast") →	foundIn
Race Point Beach ("Atlantic Ocean shoreline") →	hasFeature
Province Lands ("Atlantic Ocean shoreline") →	hasLandscapeFeature
West Chop headland ("New England coastline") →	isPartOf
New Netherland →	locatedIn
Delmarva Peninsula ("Atlantic seaboard") →	locatedOn
Samuel de Champlain ("New England coastline") →	mapped
Appalachian Mountains →	parallelTo
Maine–New Hampshire border ("Atlantic Ocean coastline") →	partlyDefinedBy
Algonquian languages ("Atlantic Coast of North America") →	region
Under the Sea-Wind →	setting