Peconic Bay
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Peconic Bay is a scenic estuarine body of water on eastern Long Island, New York, known for separating the North and South Forks and supporting boating, fishing, and coastal tourism.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peconic Bay canonical | 18 |
| Great Peconic Bay | 6 |
| Little Peconic Bay | 2 |
| Peconic Bay region | 2 |
| Peconic Bay system | 1 |
| Peconic Estuary | 1 |
| Peconic Estuary System | 1 |
| Shelter Island Sound | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
estuary ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Town of Riverhead, New York
ⓘ
Shelter Island ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Shelter Island, New York
Town of Southampton ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Southampton, New York
Town of Southold, New York ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gardiners Bay ⓘ Shinnecock Bay ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Peconic Bay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Peconic Estuary System
|
| ecosystemService |
commercial shellfish production
ⓘ
nursery habitat for marine species ⓘ recreational opportunities ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalDesignation | Estuary of National Significance ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Jessups Neck
ⓘ
Robins Island ⓘ Shelter Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Greenport, New York
ⓘ
Riverhead, New York ⓘ Southampton, New York ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Flanders Bay
ⓘ
Gardiners Bay ⓘ Peconic Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
Peconic Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Peconic Bay
Noyack Bay ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boating
ⓘ
clam harvesting ⓘ coastal tourism ⓘ oyster aquaculture ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ scenic coastal landscapes ⓘ shellfishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Peconic Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Peconic Estuary
|
| receivesInflowFrom | Peconic River ⓘ |
| separates |
North Fork, Long Island
ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork of Long Island
South Fork of Long Island ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal development
ⓘ
harmful algal blooms ⓘ nutrient pollution ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | brackish water ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Shelter Island Sound
this entity surface form:
Peconic Bay region
this entity surface form:
Peconic Estuary
this entity surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Little Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Peconic Estuary System
this entity surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Great Peconic Bay
this entity surface form:
Peconic Bay system
this entity surface form:
Peconic Bay region