IJ Bay

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IJ Bay is a body of water in the Netherlands that forms a key waterfront and harbor area for the city of Amsterdam.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
IJ 4
IJ Bay canonical 3
IJ bay (historically) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
adjacentTo Amsterdam Centraal
surface form: Amsterdam Central Station

Amsterdam North
surface form: Amsterdam North district

Eastern Docklands
Port of Amsterdam
Western Docklands
connectedTo IJmeer
Markermeer
North Sea Canal
country Netherlands
crossedBy Coen Tunnel (via connected waterways)
IJ Tunnel
formsWaterfrontOf Amsterdam North
Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam city centre
hasNameOrigin derived from the River IJ
hasNearbyLandmark A’DAM Tower
EYE Filmmuseum
Java Island (Java-eiland)
Java Island (Java-eiland)
surface form: KNSM Island (KNSM-eiland)

A’DAM Tower
surface form: NDSM Wharf
hasPart Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam harbor area

Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam waterfront
hasShoreFeature cruise ship terminal in Amsterdam
industrial port facilities
residential waterfront developments
hasTransportService Amsterdam ferry network
historicalEvent partially reclaimed during construction of polders
shape altered by construction of the North Sea Canal
historicalFunction estuary of the River IJ
isImportantFor economy of Amsterdam
urban development of Amsterdam waterfront
isNavigationChannelFor sea-going vessels to Amsterdam
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Amsterdam
North Holland
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
mouthOf North Sea Canal
partOf Amsterdam metropolitan area
usedFor ferry transport
port activities
recreation
shipping
tourism
waterbodyType former estuary
inland bay

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Amsterdam locatedOn IJ Bay
Singel startPoint IJ Bay
this entity surface form: IJ bay (historically)
Amstel River mouth IJ Bay
this entity surface form: IJ
NEMO Science Museum overlooks IJ Bay
this entity surface form: IJ harbour
Grachtengordel mainRiverBasin IJ Bay
this entity surface form: IJ
EYE Filmmuseum locatedOnWaterbody IJ Bay
this entity surface form: IJ
Java Island (Java-eiland) locatedInBodyOfWater IJ Bay
this entity surface form: IJ