Mobile Bay
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Mobile Bay is a large inlet of the Gulf of Mexico on the coast of Alabama, known for its busy port, rich marine ecosystems, and historic role in U.S. maritime history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mobile Bay canonical | 41 |
| Mobile Bay area | 1 |
| Mobile Bay region | 1 |
| Mobile Bay shipping channel | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
inlet ⓘ |
| area | approximately 413 square miles ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 10 feet ⓘ |
| coast |
South Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
Alabama Gulf Coast
|
| connectedTo |
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
ⓘ
surface form:
Intracoastal Waterway
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ wetland loss ⓘ |
| famousQuoteAssociated | Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Bayou La Batre
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Daphne, Alabama ⓘ Fairhope ⓘ
surface form:
Fairhope, Alabama
Gulf Shores ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama ⓘ Spanish Fort ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Fort, Alabama
|
| hasEvent |
Union blockade of the Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War naval operations
Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Tensaw River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
barrier islands ⓘ estuaries ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ shipping channels ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Dauphin Island
ⓘ
Gaillard Island ⓘ Mon Louis Island ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse |
Middle Bay Lighthouse
ⓘ
Mobile Point Lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Mobile ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
blue crabs
ⓘ
bottlenose dolphins ⓘ brown shrimp ⓘ oysters ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| knownFor |
busy port traffic
ⓘ
historic role in U.S. maritime history ⓘ jubilee events ⓘ rich marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| length | approximately 31 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| maxDepth | about 75 feet ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse |
Bon Secour River
ⓘ
Dog River NERFINISHED ⓘ Fish River NERFINISHED ⓘ Fowl River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mobile River ⓘ Tensaw River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
Mississippi Sound ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Sound region
|
| protectedBy | Mobile Bay National Estuary Program ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| width | up to about 24 miles ⓘ |
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mobile Bay shipping channel
this entity surface form:
Mobile Bay area