Northeast megalopolis

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megalopolis region of the United States urban corridor

The Northeast megalopolis is a densely populated urban corridor in the northeastern United States stretching roughly from Boston to Washington, D.C., encompassing major cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas.

Aliases (9)

United States Northeast megalopolis ×5
Boston–Washington corridor ×2
BosWash corridor ×1
BosWash megalopolis ×1
Boston–Washington, D.C. corridor ×1
New York City–Washington, D.C. corridor ×1
Northeastern megalopolis ×1
United States East Coast urban corridor ×1
United States Northeast megalopolis region ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	megalopolis → region of the United States → urban corridor →
alsoKnownAs	BosWash corridor → Northeastern megalopolis →
containsGlobalCity	New York City →
containsMajorPort	Port of Baltimore → Port of New York and New Jersey →
containsNationalCapital	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States →
hasCharacteristic	continuous urbanization → economic integration → extensive transportation networks → high population density →
hasEconomicRole	cultural center → financial center → political center of the United States →
hasMajorCity	Baltimore → Boston → Hartford NERFINISHED → Jersey City NERFINISHED → New Haven NERFINISHED → New York City → Newark NERFINISHED → Philadelphia → Providence → Washington, D.C. →
hasMetropolitanArea	Baltimore metropolitan area → Greater Boston → New York metropolitan area → Philadelphia metropolitan area → Washington metropolitan area →
hasTransportationCorridor	Interstate 95 → Northeast Corridor (rail line) →
includesDistrict	District of Columbia →
includesState	Connecticut → Delaware → Maryland → Massachusetts → New Jersey → New York → Pennsylvania → Rhode Island →
language	English →
locatedIn	Northeastern United States →
partOf	Northeastern United States →
stretchesFrom	Boston →
stretchesTo	Washington, D.C. →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fishkill, New York ("United States Northeast megalopolis") → LaGrange, New York ("United States Northeast megalopolis") → Marstons Mills ("United States Northeast megalopolis") → Town of Cortlandt ("United States Northeast megalopolis") → Town of Coxsackie, New York ("United States Northeast megalopolis region") →	locatedIn
Burlington ("United States East Coast urban corridor") → New York metropolitan area → Philadelphia metropolitan area →	partOf
Acela ("Boston–Washington corridor") → Amtrak Northeast Regional ("Boston–Washington corridor") → Northeast Regional ("Boston–Washington, D.C. corridor") →	primaryCorridor
Northeast megalopolis ("Northeastern megalopolis") → Northeast megalopolis ("BosWash corridor") →	alsoKnownAs
Northeastern United States ("BosWash megalopolis") →	containsCulturalRegion
Rye, New York ("United States Northeast megalopolis") →	isPartOf
Wilmington, Delaware →	isPartOfRegion
Penn Line →	locatedInCorridor
Congressional Limited Express ("New York City–Washington, D.C. corridor") →	route