Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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The Northwest Atlantic Ocean is the northwestern portion of the Atlantic, encompassing the coastal and offshore waters off eastern North America, including important fishing grounds and major shipping routes.
All labels observed (15)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine ecoregion
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ocean region ⓘ |
| borders |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern coast of North America ⓘ |
| contains |
Georges Bank
NERFINISHED
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Grand Banks of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargasso Sea margin NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotian Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ continental shelf of eastern North America ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
cold-water corals
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groundfish species such as cod and haddock ⓘ marine mammals such as whales and seals ⓘ pelagic fish such as herring and mackerel ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
subarctic marine climate
ⓘ
temperate marine climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Gulf Stream western boundary current
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Labrador Current NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Current influence ⓘ broad continental shelf ⓘ subpolar gyre influence ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial fishing
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marine research ⓘ marine transportation ⓘ offshore oil and gas production ⓘ shipping routes ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
climate change
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marine pollution ⓘ ocean acidification ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
high biological productivity
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important trans-Atlantic shipping lanes ⓘ rich fishing grounds ⓘ |
| isManagedBy |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
NERFINISHED
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Western Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic Ocean basin
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North Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic
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Western Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean (off U.S. East Coast, presumed)
this entity surface form:
Western Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic
this entity surface form:
Western Atlantic
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western Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic
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North Atlantic coastal region
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North Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form:
South Street (Key West)
this entity surface form:
Atlantic Ocean (off Key West)
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Western Atlantic Ocean
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Western Atlantic
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western Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form:
United States Second Fleet
this entity surface form:
Western Atlantic Ocean
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western Atlantic Ocean
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western Atlantic Ocean
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western Atlantic Ocean
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Northwestern Atlantic Ocean
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western Atlantic Ocean
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western Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean approaches to Canada
this entity surface form:
Western Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic Ocean basin
this entity surface form:
western Atlantic Ocean
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western Atlantic Ocean
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Western Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic
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Western Atlantic Ocean
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Western Atlantic
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western Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion