Massachusetts Bay

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Massachusetts Bay is a large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern coast of Massachusetts, historically significant as the site of early English colonial settlement in New England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
inlet
adjacentTo Boston Harbor
Cape Cod Bay
Ipswich Bay
Stellwagen Bank
basinCountry United States
borderedBy Cape Ann
Cape Cod
Massachusetts coastline
climateRegion humid continental climate zone
contains Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
country United States
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin
environmentalIssue marine pollution
overfishing
governingBody state and federal maritime authorities
hasFeature continental shelf waters
important marine habitat
tidal waters
hasNearbyIsland Boston Harbor Islands
Thacher Island
historicalPeriod 17th century
historicalSignificance associated with Massachusetts Bay Colony
site of early English colonial settlements
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
knownFor early English colonial settlement in New England
fishing grounds
maritime history
shipping routes
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts
New England
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Boston
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Salem
locatedOnCoastOf eastern coast of Massachusetts
ocean Atlantic Ocean
partOf Gulf of Maine
U.S. East Coast
region Northeastern United States
usedFor commercial fishing
recreation
shipping
whale watching
waterType saltwater


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