South Atlantic Bight

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continental shelf region marine ecoregion

The South Atlantic Bight is a broad, shallow continental shelf region along the southeastern coast of the United States, stretching roughly from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to around Cape Canaveral, Florida, and known for its complex ocean currents and productive marine ecosystems.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
South Atlantic Bight canonical	2
South Atlantic Bight coastal region	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	continental shelf region ⓘ marine ecoregion ⓘ
borderedBy	Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
extendsFrom	Cape Hatteras, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsTo	Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence	seasonal stratification ⓘ tropical cyclones ⓘ
hasEcologicalCharacteristic	high primary productivity ⓘ important fisheries habitat ⓘ productive marine ecosystems ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalConcern	coastal pollution ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ sea-level rise impacts ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature	broad continental shelf ⓘ shallow continental shelf ⓘ
hasHabitat	barrier islands ⓘ continental shelf reefs ⓘ estuaries ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ submerged hardbottoms ⓘ
hasHumanActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ shipping ⓘ
hasOceanographicFeature	complex ocean currents ⓘ
hasProcess	downwelling ⓘ riverine input of freshwater ⓘ upwelling ⓘ
hasSubregion	Georgia Bight NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor	commercial fisheries ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ migratory fish species ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ
influencedByCurrent	Florida Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ shelf-break front currents ⓘ
locatedIn	southeastern coast of the United States ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
receivesDischargeFrom	Altamaha River NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah River NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Johns River NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	coastal geology ⓘ marine ecology ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean → adjacentTo → South Atlantic Bight ⓘ

subject surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight

Atlantic coast of Georgia → partOf → South Atlantic Bight ⓘ

Savannah River estuary → partOf → South Atlantic Bight ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Atlantic Bight coastal region