Old Bahama Channel
E712864
Old Bahama Channel is a narrow strait in the Atlantic Ocean that separates Cuba from the Bahamas and serves as an important shipping route between the Gulf of Mexico and the open Atlantic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bahama Channel | 1 |
| Old Bahama Channel canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Bahamas archipelago maritime zone
ⓘ
Cuban maritime zone ⓘ |
| connects |
Gulf of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | marine strait ⓘ |
| hasCurrents | strong tidal and ocean currents ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Bahama Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyType | saltwater ⓘ |
| isDistinguishedFrom | New Bahama Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNavigationHazardArea | yes ⓘ |
| isParallelTo |
northern coast of Cuba
ⓘ
southern edge of Great Bahama Bank ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | shipping routes between Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Greater Antilles vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanPartOf | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
marine navigation routes between Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | shipping route ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bahama Channel