Penobscot Bay

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bay inlet

Penobscot Bay is a large inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine, known for its rugged islands, maritime history, and scenic coastal communities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Penobscot Bay canonical	31
Penobscot Bay nautical area	1
Penobscot Bay region	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay ⓘ inlet ⓘ
climate	humid continental maritime-influenced climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasEconomicActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ lobster industry ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	Penobscot Expedition (1779) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricalSite	Castine historic district NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Knox (on Penobscot River near head of bay) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Point State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInflow	Kennebec River estuarine waters (indirectly via Gulf of Maine) ⓘ Penobscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLighthouse	Blue Hill Bay and outer approaches lights (regional system) NERFINISHED ⓘ Brown's Head Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Curtis Island Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Dice Head Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Eagle Island Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Point Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Goose Rocks Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Grindel Point Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Heron Neck Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Island Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Owls Head Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Pumpkin Island Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockland Breakwater Light NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorIsland	Deer Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle au Haut NERFINISHED ⓘ Islesboro NERFINISHED ⓘ Matinicus Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Monhegan Island (outer approaches) ⓘ North Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Swan's Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinalhaven NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPort	Belfast, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Camden, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Castine, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Searsport, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonington, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomaston, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Isle au Haut unit of Acadia National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ various state parks and preserves on surrounding islands ⓘ
hasRecreation	sea kayaking ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ whale watching (regional) ⓘ
knownFor	lobster fishing ⓘ maritime history ⓘ rugged islands ⓘ sailing and yachting ⓘ scenic coastal communities ⓘ windjammer cruises ⓘ
locatedIn	Gulf of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	New England ⓘ
locatedNearCity	Bangor, Maine (upriver via Penobscot River) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Penobscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ Penobscot people NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

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

Waldo County, Maine → bordersBodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Waldo County, Maine → hasCoastlineOn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Waldo County, Maine → hasAccessTo → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Penobscot River → emptiesInto → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Penobscot River → mouthLocation → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Brooksville, Maine, United States → locatedOn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Brooksville, Maine

Brooksville, Maine, United States → borderedBy → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Brooksville, Maine

Blue Hill, Maine, United States → adjacentTo → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Blue Hill, Maine

this entity surface form: Penobscot Bay region

Midcoast Maine → hasPart → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–Vinalhaven → crosses → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–Vinalhaven → bodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–North Haven → locatedIn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–North Haven → bodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–Islesboro → crosses → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–Islesboro → bodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland–Islesboro → locatedInBay → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Islesboro, Maine → locatedIn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Islesboro, Maine → locatedInBodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

South Thomaston, Maine → locatedOn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

South Thomaston, Maine → hasWaterfront → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Vinalhaven, Maine, United States → locatedIn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Vinalhaven, Maine

Vinalhaven, Maine, United States → hasBodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Vinalhaven, Maine

North Haven, Maine → locatedIn → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

North Haven, Maine → waterBody → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Isle au Haut → locatedInBodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Maine State Route 175 → passesNear → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Battle of Penobscot Bay → location → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Hancock County → bordersBodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Eggemoggin Reach → connects → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Stonington, Maine → hasGeographicFeature → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

Rockland harbor → bodyOfWater → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Rockland Harbor

Rockland harbor → nauticalChartRegion → Penobscot Bay ⓘ

subject surface form: Rockland Harbor

this entity surface form: Penobscot Bay nautical area

Deer Isle, Maine → borderedBy → Penobscot Bay ⓘ