Gravesend Bay

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Gravesend Bay is a shallow inlet of the Lower New York Bay along the southern Brooklyn shoreline, known historically for its maritime activity and proximity to key New York Harbor waterways.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gravesend Bay canonical 14
Gravesend Bay shoreline 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
inlet
adjacentTo Bath Beach
Bensonhurst
Coney Island
Dyker Beach Park
Gravesend, Brooklyn
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
climate humid subtropical climate
connectsTo Lower New York Bay
The Narrows
Upper New York Bay
country United States of America
environmentalIssue habitat degradation
water pollution
governedBy New York City Department of Environmental Protection
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
United States Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team
surface form: United States Coast Guard (for navigation)
hasNearbyFacility Brooklyn Army Terminal
surface form: Brooklyn Army Terminal (nearby on Upper New York Bay side)

Ceasar’s Bay Shopping Center waterfront
hasNearbyLandmark Calvert Vaux Park
Gravesend neighborhood historic area
hasRecreation shoreline fishing
walking and biking along waterfront paths
hasShorelineUse recreational areas
residential waterfront
transportation infrastructure
historicalUse anchorage area for ships
fishing grounds
oystering area
knownFor historical maritime activity
proximity to key New York Harbor shipping lanes
shallow waters
locatedIn Brooklyn
Kings County
surface form: Kings County, New York

Midwood-Highlands groundwater drainage basin
New York City
New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York Harbor
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn southern shoreline of Brooklyn
mouthOf Coney Island Creek
near Belt Parkway
Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
surface form: Shore Parkway Greenway
partOf Lower New York Bay
New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York Harbor estuary system
region South Brooklyn
waterBody Atlantic Ocean

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Narrows adjacentTo Gravesend Bay
Lower New York Bay connectsTo Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn by The Narrows near Gravesend Bay
Dyker Heights borderedBy Gravesend Bay
Dyker Heights nearBodyOfWater Gravesend Bay
Coney Island Creek mouthOfWatercourse Gravesend Bay
Coney Island Creek flowsInto Gravesend Bay
Coney Island Creek hasMouthLocation Gravesend Bay
Calvert Vaux Park overlooks Gravesend Bay
Calvert Vaux Park adjacentTo Gravesend Bay
this entity surface form: Gravesend Bay shoreline
Bath Beach adjacentTo Gravesend Bay
Avenue X hasNearbyWaterBody Gravesend Bay