Matanzas Bay
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Matanzas Bay is a coastal inlet along the Atlantic shore of St. Augustine, Florida, known for its historic waterfront and role in the city’s colonial-era defenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matanzas Bay canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bay ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Anastasia Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bridge of Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Castillo de San Marcos National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Historic District of St. Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Augustine Municipal Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Augustine waterfront ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matanzas River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolomato River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
historic waterfront
ⓘ
salt marshes along its shores ⓘ tidal estuarine waters ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | St. Augustine Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Spanish colonial period in Florida ⓘ |
| historicalRole | part of colonial-era defenses of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
St. Augustine, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (southern connected waters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Spanish word "matanzas" meaning "slaughters" or "killings" ⓘ |
| partOf | Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.