Long Island Sound

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body of water sound tidal estuary

Long Island Sound is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean located between Long Island, New York, and the coast of Connecticut, known for its maritime commerce, recreation, and diverse coastal ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Long Island Sound shoreline 3
Long Island Sound estuarine system 2
Long Island Sound watershed 2

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
sound ⓘ
tidal estuary ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
borderedBy Connecticut ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
connectedTo Block Island Sound ⓘ
East River ⓘ
The Race ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasCityOnShore Bridgeport ⓘ
Glen Cove, New York ⓘ
surface form: Glen Cove

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
surface form: Greenwich

Milford ⓘ
Montauk ⓘ
New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
surface form: New Haven

New London, Connecticut ⓘ
surface form: New London

New York City ⓘ
Norwalk ⓘ
Port Jefferson, New York ⓘ
surface form: Port Jefferson

Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ
surface form: Stamford

West Haven ⓘ
hasFeature barrier beaches ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
hasInflow Connecticut River ⓘ
Housatonic River ⓘ
Mianus River ⓘ
Pequonnock River ⓘ
Quinnipiac River ⓘ
Thames River (Connecticut) ⓘ
hasOutflow Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Block Island Sound ⓘ
hasProgram Long Island Sound self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Long Island Sound Study
hasWildlife bluefish ⓘ
clams ⓘ
harbor seals ⓘ
oysters ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
striped bass ⓘ
knownFor beaches ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
diverse coastal ecosystems ⓘ
maritime commerce ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
shellfish beds ⓘ
locatedBetween Connecticut coast ⓘ
Long Island ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
protectedBy federal environmental regulations ⓘ
state environmental regulations ⓘ
separates Connecticut mainland ⓘ
Long Island ⓘ
subjectTo hypoxia ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
tidal influence ⓘ
usedFor commercial shellfishing ⓘ
ferry transportation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ

Referenced by (97)

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

subject surface form: Kings Point, New York
Larchmont, New York → hasWaterfront → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound shoreline
Huntington → hasWaterfrontOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Huntington, New York
Kings Park, New York → hasWaterfrontOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Stamford, Connecticut → isPortOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
New York City waterway islands → locatedIn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
City Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Throgs Neck Bridge → locatedInWaterBody → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound entrance
Greenlawn, New York → locatedNear → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Pelham, New York → locatedNear → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Larchmont, New York → locatedNorthOf → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Bridgeport → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Darien, Connecticut
Fort Salonga, New York → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Larchmont, New York → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Mamaroneck, New York → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
New Haven metropolitan area → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
New Haven, Connecticut → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
New London, Connecticut → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
New Rochelle, New York → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Rye, New York → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Westchester County, New York → locatedOn → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Fairfield, Connecticut → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Northport, New York → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Playland Park → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Throggs Neck → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Lloyd Harbor, New York → locatedOnWaterBody → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Asharoken, New York → locatedOnWaterbody → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Connecticut River → mouth → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Housatonic River → mouth → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Quinnipiac River → mouth → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Port Chester, New York → near → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Weston, Connecticut → near → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Kings Park, New York → nearBodyOfWater → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Castle Craig → offersViewOf → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound (distant view on clear days)
Huntington Harbor → partOf → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound estuarine system
Northport Harbor → partOf → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound estuarine system
Saugatuck River → partOf → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound watershed
Housatonic River → partOfWatershed → Long Island Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound watershed
this entity surface form: Long Island Sound shoreline
Saugatuck River → tributaryOf → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Hell Gate → waterBody → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Huntington Harbor → waterBody → Long Island Sound ⓘ
Mamaroneck, New York → waterBody → Long Island Sound ⓘ