Buzzards Bay

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bay body of water inlet

Buzzards Bay is a shallow, biologically rich inlet of the Atlantic Ocean located along the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its boating, fishing, and coastal communities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program 1
Buzzards Bay region 1
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
body of water ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
borderedBy Cape Cod ⓘ
Elizabeth Islands ⓘ
mainland southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ
climate temperate marine climate ⓘ
connectedTo Cape Cod Canal ⓘ
Rhode Island Sound ⓘ
Vineyard Sound ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAverageDepth shallow relative to open Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasCharacteristic biologically rich ⓘ
shallow ⓘ
hasConservationOrganization Buzzards Bay Coalition ⓘ
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalConcern coastal habitat loss ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
hasFeature barrier beaches ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
tidal currents ⓘ
hasPort Bourne ⓘ
Fairhaven ⓘ
Falmouth ⓘ
New Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: New Bedford

Wareham NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecreation beaches ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
hasWildlife finfish ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
knownFor boating ⓘ
coastal communities ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
locatedAlong southern coast of Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedIn Massachusetts ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
state Massachusetts ⓘ
subjectOf Buzzards Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program
usedFor commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
shellfishing ⓘ
waterBodyType coastal bay ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Falmouth → borderedBy → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Falmouth, Massachusetts
Town of Bourne → bordersBodyOfWater → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Vineyard Sound → connectsTo → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Cape Cod Canal → connectsWith → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Upper Cape → hasCoastlineOn → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Massachusetts coastline → hasPart → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Town of Bourne → hasVillage → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Wampanoag homelands → includes → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buzzards Bay region
this entity surface form: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Vineyard Sound → locatedNear → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Old Silver Beach → onBodyOfWater → Buzzards Bay ⓘ
Buzzards Bay → subjectOf → Buzzards Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program