Glass Beach
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Glass Beach is a famous Northern California shoreline in Fort Bragg known for its colorful sea glass formed from years of discarded glass being naturally weathered by the ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glass Beach canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beach
ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| climateZone | coastal Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
online photography and travel blogs
ⓘ
travel guides about Northern California ⓘ |
| formedBy |
chemical weathering of glass by seawater
ⓘ
mechanical weathering of glass by waves ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic |
multicolored glass fragments
ⓘ
predominantly white, brown, and green glass ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue | removal of sea glass by visitors ⓘ |
| hasConservationPolicy | discourages collecting sea glass ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | rocky intertidal ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliffs
ⓘ
intertidal zone ⓘ small coves ⓘ |
| hasHistoryEvent | used as a dumping site for trash and glass in the early to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Noyo Headlands Park
ⓘ
Pudding Creek Trestle ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | former garbage dump ⓘ |
| hasProcess | wave action weathered discarded glass into smooth sea glass ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
dogs allowed on leash (subject to park rules)
ⓘ
no camping on the beach ⓘ no fires on the beach ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
seabirds
ⓘ
tide pool invertebrates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant sea glass
ⓘ
colorful glass pebbles ⓘ photogenic shoreline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Bragg
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Bragg, California
Mendocino County ⓘ
surface form:
Mendocino County, California
Northern California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| materialComposition |
rocks
ⓘ
sand ⓘ sea glass ⓘ |
| near |
Fort Bragg
ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Fort Bragg, California
|
| partOf |
MacKerricher State Park
ⓘ
Pacific coastline ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
beachcombing
ⓘ
photography ⓘ tide pooling ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | high ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.