Beaufort Inlet
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Beaufort Inlet is a tidal inlet on the North Carolina coast that serves as a key navigational passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the inland waterways near the town of Beaufort.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal inlet
ⓘ
tidal inlet ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bogue Banks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radio Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Shackleford Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States East Coast inlets ⓘ |
| climateRegion | humid subtropical climate zone ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bogue Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport River NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasEconomicImportance |
supports commercial fisheries
ⓘ
supports regional maritime commerce ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
buoyed channel markers
ⓘ
dredged navigation channel ⓘ tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
shifting shoals near channel edges
ⓘ
strong tidal currents for small craft ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Beaufort Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalRole |
entrance to port of Morehead City
ⓘ
primary ocean access for Morehead City State Port ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Port of Morehead City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
City of Morehead City, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Beaufort, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalImportance |
boating gateway to offshore waters
ⓘ
sport fishing access point ⓘ |
| isEntranceTo | offshore fishing grounds in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| isGatewayFor | ocean-going vessels entering Carteret County waterways ⓘ |
| isPartOfNavigationRoute | Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway access ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carteret County waterways system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carteret County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beaufort, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morehead City, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationManagedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Carolina coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Banks region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeastern United States coast ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction |
access channel to inland waterways
ⓘ
navigational passage ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.