South Hampton Roads

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South Hampton Roads is a metropolitan region in southeastern Virginia centered around the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, known for its major ports, naval installations, and waterways.

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South Hampton Roads canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
metropolitan region
borderedByWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
Elizabeth River
James River
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCentralCity Chesapeake, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia, United States
surface form: Suffolk, Virginia

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
surface form: Virginia Beach, Virginia
hasEconomicSector defense industry
maritime industry
shipbuilding and repair
tourism
hasHigherEducationInstitution Norfolk State University
Old Dominion University
Tidewater Community College Portsmouth Campus
surface form: Tidewater Community College

Virginia Wesleyan University
hasIndustry commercial shipping
logistics and distribution
hasMilitaryInstallation Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story
Naval Air Station Oceana
Naval Station Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
surface form: Norfolk Naval Shipyard
hasPort Port of Virginia
hasRecreationArea First Landing State Park
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
surface form: Virginia Beach oceanfront
hasTransportationInfrastructure Downtown Tunnel
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Jordan Bridge NERFINISHED
Midtown Tunnel
Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel
hasWaterway Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
surface form: Intracoastal Waterway
knownFor major ports
naval installations
waterways
locatedIn Southeastern Virginia
Virginia
partOf Hampton Roads
partOfMetropolitanArea Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area
servedByAirport Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Norfolk International Airport
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Midtown Tunnel regionServed South Hampton Roads
Southeastern Virginia contains South Hampton Roads
Chesapeake, Virginia partOf South Hampton Roads
Elizabeth River Crossings regionServed South Hampton Roads
MMMBT connectsRegion South Hampton Roads
Chesapeake partOf South Hampton Roads