Atlantic coastal plain

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coastal plain physiographic region

The Atlantic coastal plain is a broad, low-lying region of flat to gently rolling terrain along the eastern seaboard of the United States, historically significant as a core area of early colonial settlement and agriculture.

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All labels observed (36)

Label	Occurrences
Atlantic coastal plain canonical	64
Atlantic Coastal Plain	45
Coastal Plain	6
Coastal Plain of Virginia	6
Mid-Atlantic coastal plain	4
Atlantic Coastal Plain physiographic province	2
Coastal Plain of Georgia	2
United States South Atlantic coastal plain	2
Atlantic Coastal Plain (North Carolina)	1
Atlantic Coastal Plain of Virginia	1
Atlantic Coastal Plain of the United States	1
Atlantic Coastal Plain province	1
Atlantic Coastal Plain related to Appalachian erosion	1
Atlantic Ocean coast	1
Atlantic Plain	1
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain system	1
Atlantic coastal forests	1
Atlantic coastal plain ecosystems	1
Atlantic coastal plain of New Jersey	1
Atlantic coastal plain of North Carolina	1
Atlantic coastal plain physiographic province	1
Coastal Plain of New Jersey	1
Coastal Plain of South Carolina	1
Coastal Plain physiographic region	1
Coastal Plain region of the United States	1
Lowcountry	1
New Jersey coastal plain	1
North American Atlantic coastal plain	1
Southeastern Coastal Plain	1
Southern Coastal Plain	1
Southern Coastal Plain ecoregion	1
U.S. Atlantic coastal plain	1
United States Atlantic coastal plain	1
United States coastal plain	1
Virginia coastal plain	1
Virginia’s Coastal Plain	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal plain ⓘ physiographic region ⓘ
biodiversity	high wetland biodiversity ⓘ
borderedBy	Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line ⓘ surface form: Fall Line Piedmont Plateau ⓘ surface form: Piedmont physiographic province
climate	humid continental climate (northern portion) ⓘ humid subtropical climate (southern portion) ⓘ
contains	Cape Cod ⓘ Carolina Bays ⓘ Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ Everglades ⓘ Long Island ⓘ Pine Barrens ⓘ surface form: New Jersey Pine Barrens Outer Banks ⓘ Sea Islands region ⓘ surface form: Sea Islands alluvial plains ⓘ barrier beaches ⓘ coastal lagoons ⓘ drowned river valleys ⓘ dune systems ⓘ river deltas ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dominantRockType	sedimentary rocks ⓘ unconsolidated sediments ⓘ
drainedBy	numerous short coastal rivers ⓘ tidal creeks ⓘ
ecoregionType	coastal plain ecoregions ⓘ
elevation	low-lying ⓘ
extendsAlong	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
geologicEra	Cenozoic ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	barrier islands ⓘ broad width ⓘ estuaries ⓘ extensive wetlands ⓘ low relief ⓘ poorly drained areas ⓘ
historicalSignificance	core area of early English colonial settlement in North America ⓘ early center of indigo cultivation ⓘ early center of plantation agriculture ⓘ early center of rice cultivation ⓘ early center of tobacco cultivation ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf	eastern seaboard of the United States ⓘ
soilType	alluvial soils ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ
stretchesFrom	New England ⓘ
stretchesTo	Florida ⓘ Gulf Coastal Plain ⓘ
susceptibleTo	coastal flooding ⓘ hurricanes ⓘ sea-level rise impacts ⓘ
terrainType	flat terrain ⓘ gently rolling terrain ⓘ
usedFor	agriculture ⓘ forestry ⓘ tourism ⓘ urban development ⓘ

Referenced by (159)

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

Upper Brookville → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Bridgehampton, New York → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Ventnor City → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Outer Banks → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Suffolk, Virginia, United States → region → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

subject surface form: Suffolk, Virginia

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain of Virginia

Summerville, South Carolina → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain of South Carolina

King George County, Virginia → isPartOfPhysiographicRegion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Kent Island → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Atlantic coastal plain

New England Upland → borderedBy → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Croatan National Forest → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Purple pitcher plant → distribution → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Planera aquatica → distribution → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Salem County → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Carolina Bays → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Thunderbolt, Georgia → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Cape May Peninsula → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Chesapeake Bay region → ecoregionPartOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic coastal plain

Chesapeake, Virginia → region → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain

Edgecombe County → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Great Egg Harbor Bay → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Lewes and Rehoboth Canal → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Toms River (river) → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

St. Mary's City, Maryland → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Ludlam Bay → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Piedmont region → liesBetween → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Piedmont region → borders → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Piedmont region → adjacentTo → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Atlantic coast of Georgia → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Atlantic coastal plain

Edisto River → ecoregion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge → locatedInEcoregion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic coastal plain

Christina River → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic coastal plain

Christina River → ecoregion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain

Essex, Massachusetts → locatedOn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Elizabeth River → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain of Virginia

Pomfret, Maryland → locatedInRegion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Interstate 26 (nearby) → regionServed → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

subject surface form: Interstate 26

Wiregrass region → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

York River → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Choptank River → ecoregion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain

Wicomico River (Maryland) → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Original Washington → locatedIn → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Rumson Peninsula → geologicalContext → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Tidewater Virginia → partOf → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain of Virginia

Great Egg Harbor River → ecoregion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Piedmont (North Carolina) → borders → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain (North Carolina)

Rancocas Creek → ecoregion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Macaé → hasNaturalFeature → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

Salem, New Jersey → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Plain of New Jersey

Jasper County, South Carolina → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ