Barren Island
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Barren Island is a small, largely undeveloped island located within Jamaica Bay in New York City, known for its marshland habitat and role in the bay’s wildlife ecosystem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barren Island canonical | 2 |
| Barren Island (historic) | 1 |
| Barren Island (remnant areas) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
landform ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | limited public access ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low-lying
ⓘ
marshland-dominated ⓘ small island ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemRole |
bird nesting area
ⓘ
coastal buffer ⓘ fish nursery area ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalFunction |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
shoreline stabilization ⓘ water filtration ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
intertidal zone ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | largely undeveloped ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryVegetation |
marsh shrubs
ⓘ
salt-tolerant grasses ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Jamaica Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaica Bay wildlife ecosystem
New York City coastal ecosystem ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Jamaica Bay ⓘ New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York Harbor estuarine system ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor estuary
Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Gateway National Recreation Area ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Queens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jamaica Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaica Bay marsh islands
|
| subjectTo |
coastal storms
ⓘ
sea level rise risk ⓘ tidal influence ⓘ |
| supportsWildlife |
estuarine fish
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ wading birds ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barren Island (remnant areas)
this entity surface form:
Barren Island (historic)