Cape Cod Bay

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bay body of water inlet

Cape Cod Bay is a large, sheltered inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, bordered by Cape Cod and known for its rich maritime history, fisheries, and coastal recreation.

Aliases (2)

Cape Cod Bay (regionally) ×1
Cape Cod Bay (vicinity) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → body of water → inlet →
adjacentTo	Cape Cod Canal → Massachusetts Bay →
borderedBy	Cape Cod → Massachusetts mainland →
coast	Atlantic coast of the United States →
connectedTo	Cape Cod Canal → Massachusetts Bay →
country	United States →
economicActivity	commercial fishing → recreational fishing → tourism →
hasFeature	estuaries → salt marshes → tidal flats →
hasHistoricalEvent	Pilgrims first explored its shores in 1620 →
hasHistoricalSite	Plymouth Harbor →
hasIsland	Long Point →
hasPort	Plymouth → Provincetown → Sandwich →
hasRecreation	kayaking → sailing → swimming → whale watching tours →
hasWildlife	North Atlantic right whale → fin whale → humpback whale → seabirds → seals →
knownFor	beaches → coastal recreation → commercial fishing → fisheries → maritime history → recreational boating → whale watching →
locatedIn	Massachusetts → United States →
locatedOnCoastOf	New England →
near	Cape Cod National Seashore →
ocean	Atlantic Ocean →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean → Cape Cod National Seashore region → Gulf of Maine →
state	Massachusetts →
waterBodyType	sheltered inlet →

Referenced by (56)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barnstable Village → Corn Hill Beach → Cummaquid → Dennis, Massachusetts → Plymouth, Massachusetts → Sandwich Harbor → Sandwich Village → Town Neck Beach → West Barnstable ("Cape Cod Bay (vicinity)") →	locatedOn
Massachusetts Bay → Nantucket Sound ("Cape Cod Bay (regionally)") → Patuxet → South Shore → Stellwagen Bank →	adjacentTo
Brewster → Eastham → Town of Sandwich → Truro → Upper Cape →	hasCoastlineOn
Barnstable → Dennis Village → East Dennis → North Harwich → South Dennis →	locatedNear
Cape Cod communities → Provincetown → Sandwich, Massachusetts → Wampanoag homelands →	borderedBy
Boardwalk Beach → Corn Hill Beach → Great Island → Town Neck Beach →	hasViewOf
Barnstable County, Massachusetts → Town of Bourne →	bordersBodyOfWater
Gulf of Maine → Massachusetts coastline →	hasPart
East Dennis → Plymouth, Massachusetts →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Sandwich Boardwalk → Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary →	offersViewOf
Yarmouth, Massachusetts →	adjacentWaterBody
Corn Hill Beach →	bodyOfWater
Town of Sandwich →	borderedByWaterBody
Cape Cod Bay shoreline →	borders
Cape Cod Canal →	connectsWith
Plymouth County →	contains
Herring Cove Beach →	faces
Wellfleet →	hasBodyOfWater
Sandwich Boardwalk →	hasNearbyWaterBody
Boardwalk Beach →	hasWaterBody
Cape Cod Bay shoreline →	locatedIn
Wellfleet Harbor →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Sandwich Boardwalk →	near
Province Lands →	overlooks
Provincetown Harbor →	partOf
Massachusetts Route 6A →	passesNear