Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

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inland waterway system navigation route

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is a protected inland waterway system along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, used primarily for commercial and recreational vessel navigation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Intracoastal Waterway	14
Intracoastal waterway network (regional)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inland waterway system ⓘ navigation route ⓘ
avoids	open ocean travel ⓘ
connects	harbors ⓘ marinas ⓘ ports ⓘ
connectsTo	Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicRole	supports coastal commerce ⓘ supports tourism and recreation ⓘ
endPoint	Key West, Florida ⓘ
feature	dredged channels ⓘ locks in some segments ⓘ
followsCoastOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
hasPart	bays ⓘ canals ⓘ natural inlets ⓘ rivers ⓘ sounds ⓘ
is	protected inland waterway ⓘ
locatedIn	East Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Atlantic coast of the United States Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Gulf coast of the United States
maintainedBy	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
navigationalAid	buoys ⓘ channel markers ⓘ
passesThrough	Connecticut ⓘ Province of Delaware ⓘ surface form: Delaware Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey New York ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
purpose	to provide a navigable route along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts ⓘ
regulatingAuthority	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
safetyRole	provides sheltered route during bad weather ⓘ reduces exposure to offshore hazards ⓘ
startPoint	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
use	commercial navigation ⓘ recreational navigation ⓘ
usedBy	barges ⓘ commercial vessels ⓘ recreational boats ⓘ yachts ⓘ