New England Seaboard Lowland
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The New England Seaboard Lowland is a coastal physiographic region of New England characterized by relatively low, gently rolling terrain along the Atlantic Ocean, including many bays, estuaries, and coastal plains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New England Seaboard Lowland canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lowland
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| borders | Atlantic Coastal waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental coastal climate ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
New England Appalachian highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England Upland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | generally low elevation ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | New England Atlantic shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicHistory |
postglacial sea-level rise
ⓘ
shaped by Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ |
| geomorphology | glacially modified landscape ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal plains
ⓘ
drowned river valleys ⓘ estuaries ⓘ gently rolling terrain ⓘ numerous bays ⓘ relatively low relief ⓘ |
| hasEcology |
coastal ecosystems
ⓘ
estuarine ecosystems ⓘ salt-marsh ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barrier spits
ⓘ
beaches ⓘ coastal headlands ⓘ harbors ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
coastal agriculture
ⓘ
residential development ⓘ transportation corridors ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
fluvial deposition
ⓘ
glacial deposition ⓘ marine erosion ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Atlantic Ocean climate moderation ⓘ |
| isCoextensiveWith | parts of the Atlantic Coastal Plain in New England ⓘ |
| isMappedIn | physiographic region maps of the United States ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | physiographic studies of New England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | New England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing and marine industries
ⓘ
ports and shipping ⓘ tourism and recreation ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.