Nantasket Roads
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Nantasket Roads is a sheltered anchorage and navigational channel in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, serving as an important approach route between the outer harbor and nearby bays.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anchorage
ⓘ
navigational channel ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Hingham Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hull Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Boston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coast | Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| connects |
nearby bays of Boston Harbor
ⓘ
outer Boston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
deep-water channel
ⓘ
protected anchorage area ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid | buoy system in Boston Harbor approaches ⓘ |
| hasUse |
approach channel
ⓘ
navigation route ⓘ sheltered anchorage ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
anchorage for coastal shipping
ⓘ
approach route for vessels entering Boston ⓘ |
| isSheltered | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Boston Harbor Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallops Island NERFINISHED ⓘ George’s Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Hull Gut NERFINISHED ⓘ Hull, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovells Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nantasket Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Peddocks Island NERFINISHED ⓘ The Narrows (Boston Harbor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationalRole |
anchorage for vessels awaiting entry to port of Boston
ⓘ
approach route to inner Boston Harbor ⓘ |
| nearCity | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
approaches to Port of Boston ⓘ |
| region | Suffolk County region of coastal Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Boston Harbor approaches ⓘ |
| waterwayType | harbor roadstead ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.