Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

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national wildlife refuge protected area wetland

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a large coastal wildlife sanctuary in Delaware known for its tidal salt marshes and critical habitat for migratory birds along the Atlantic Flyway.

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Label	Occurrences
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge canonical	4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national wildlife refuge ⓘ protected area ⓘ wetland ⓘ
area	approximately 16000 acres ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
established	1937 ⓘ
habitatType	agricultural field ⓘ freshwater impoundment ⓘ tidal salt marsh ⓘ upland forest ⓘ
hasActivity	birdwatching ⓘ environmental education ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ photography ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasEcosystemService	bird migration stopover habitat ⓘ flood control ⓘ nursery habitat for fish and shellfish ⓘ water filtration ⓘ
hasFacility	auto tour route ⓘ visitor center ⓘ wildlife observation tower ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature	dikes ⓘ impoundments ⓘ mudflats ⓘ tidal creeks ⓘ
IUCNCategory	IV ⓘ
locatedIn	Delaware ⓘ Kent County, Delaware ⓘ
locatedInEcoregion	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic coastal plain
locatedOn	Atlantic Flyway ⓘ Delaware Bay ⓘ
managingAgency	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
namedAfter	Bombay Hook (original Dutch name Bompies Hoeck) ⓘ
nearestCity	Dover, Delaware ⓘ Smyrna, Delaware ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ
primaryPurpose	migratory bird conservation ⓘ
region	East Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: U.S. East Coast
supportsSpecies	Canada geese ⓘ surface form: Canada goose horseshoe crab ⓘ raptors ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ snow goose ⓘ wading birds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ

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Delaware Bay → protectedBy → Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Delmarva Peninsula → hasProtectedArea → Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Kent County, Delaware → contains → Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Delaware Route 9 → passesNear → Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ