Core Sound
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Core Sound is a shallow coastal lagoon and estuary along the central North Carolina coast, lying behind the Outer Banks barrier islands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cape Lookout National Seashore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Core Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Shackleford Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| behind | Outer Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Back Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bogue Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamlico Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasEcosystemType |
estuarine ecosystem
ⓘ
salt marsh ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
oyster reefs
ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasInletConnection |
Barden Inlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drum Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophelia Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Atlantic, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedar Island, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Davis, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Harkers Island, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Level, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
commercially important finfish
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ shellfish populations ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
North Carolina sounds
ⓘ
Pamlico Sound system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | central North Carolina coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carteret County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| managedBy | North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northOf | Cape Lookout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Carolina coastal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinityType | brackish water ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ water quality degradation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ shellfishing ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ |
| waterBodyType |
barrier island estuary
ⓘ
shallow coastal lagoon ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.