New York Bight
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New York Bight is a broad, shallow indentation of the Atlantic coastline off New York and New Jersey, known for its busy shipping lanes, rich marine ecosystems, and proximity to the New York metropolitan area.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Bight Apex | 1 |
| New York’s nearshore Atlantic Ocean waters | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bight
ⓘ
coastal water body ⓘ geographic region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Long Island
ⓘ
New Jersey Shore ⓘ New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Long Island coastline
ⓘ
New Jersey coastline ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad
ⓘ
indentation of coastline ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
overfishing pressure ⓘ pollution risk ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hudson Shelf Valley
ⓘ
New York Bight self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New York Bight Apex
continental shelf ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryBody |
U.S. federal agencies
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal agencies
state agencies of New Jersey ⓘ state agencies of New York ⓘ |
| hasShippingLaneType |
coastal shipping routes
ⓘ
international shipping lanes ⓘ |
| importantFor |
coastal economies of New York and New Jersey
ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ regional shipping traffic ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Atlantic continental shelf ⓘ |
| knownFor |
busy shipping lanes
ⓘ
proximity to New York metropolitan area ⓘ rich marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOffCoastOf |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ |
| near |
Hudson River mouth
ⓘ
New York Harbor estuarine system ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| subjectTo |
coastal storms
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ nor’easters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ navigation ⓘ offshore energy development ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York Bight Apex
this entity surface form:
New York’s nearshore Atlantic Ocean waters