Rosario Strait
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Rosario Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea of Washington State, separating the San Juan Islands from the mainland and serving as an important shipping and ecological corridor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosario Strait canonical | 7 |
| Guemes Channel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Georgia Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Georgia
Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eastOf |
Lopez Island
ⓘ
San Juan Islands ⓘ
surface form:
San Juan Island
Shaw Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
habitat disturbance from vessel traffic
ⓘ
oil spill risk ⓘ ship noise impacts on marine mammals ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
critical habitat for marine mammals
ⓘ
critical habitat for salmon ⓘ critical habitat for seabirds ⓘ marine wildlife corridor ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Spanish language ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
fog
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ regional commerce ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. coastal shipping routes ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salish Sea
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| monitoredBy | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| near |
Anacortes
ⓘ
surface form:
Anacortes, Washington
Bellingham, Washington ⓘ |
| northOf | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inland waters of Washington
ⓘ
Haro Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Salish Sea international shipping route
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Pacific
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| separates |
San Juan Islands
ⓘ
Washington mainland ⓘ |
| shippingLaneFor |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ |
| southOf |
Georgia Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Georgia
|
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
heavy marine traffic
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Washington State Ferries
ⓘ
fishing vessels ⓘ recreational boats ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | saltwater ⓘ |
| westOf | Fidalgo Island ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
San Juan County, Washington
this entity surface form:
Guemes Channel