Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard

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body of water marine area

The Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard is the open Atlantic waters lying just south of the island of Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Atlantic Ocean proper by Cape Cod	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ marine area ⓘ
adjacentTo	Martha's Vineyard coastal waters ⓘ continental shelf break off New England ⓘ
borderedBy	Atlantic continental shelf off New England ⓘ Martha's Vineyard ⓘ Nantucket ⓘ
countryOnNearestShore	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
governedBy	Massachusetts state marine regulations ⓘ United States federal maritime law ⓘ
habitatFor	Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) ⓘ surface form: Atlantic cod North Atlantic right whale ⓘ bluefin tuna ⓘ fin whale ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ various shark species ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence	Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean circulation
hasEnvironment	marine ⓘ open ocean ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguageOfNearbyShore	English ⓘ
hasRisk	fog ⓘ hurricanes and tropical storms ⓘ rough seas ⓘ strong currents ⓘ
hasTidalRegime	semidiurnal tides ⓘ
hasTypicalSeaSurfaceTemperatureRange	approximately 5–22 °C ⓘ
hasWaterType	saltwater ⓘ
influencedByCurrent	Gulf Stream ⓘ Labrador Current ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean United States exclusive economic zone ⓘ Tropical Northwestern Atlantic ⓘ surface form: Western Atlantic Ocean
locatedNear	Nantucket Sound ⓘ Vineyard Sound ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedOffShoreFrom	Cape Cod ⓘ
locatedSouthOf	Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion
stateOnNearestShore	Massachusetts ⓘ
usedFor	boating ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ sailing ⓘ shipping routes ⓘ whale watching ⓘ

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Nantucket Sound → separatedFrom → Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean proper by Cape Cod