Jamaica Bay

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bay body of water estuary

Jamaica Bay is a large, wildlife-rich estuary on the southern shore of Long Island in New York City, known for its marshes, bird habitats, and inclusion within the Gateway National Recreation Area.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Jamaica Bay area 4
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 1
Jamaica Bay coastal wetland system 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
body of water ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
adjacentTo Brooklyn ⓘ
John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ
Queens ⓘ
Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
ecosystemType brackish water estuary ⓘ
hasDesignation Important Bird Area ⓘ
hasPart Barren Island ⓘ
Broad Channel ⓘ
Canarsie Pier ⓘ
Canarsie Pol ⓘ
Dead Horse Bay ⓘ
Floyd Bennett Field ⓘ
Fresh Creek ⓘ
Grassy Bay ⓘ
Howard Beach ⓘ
Jamaica Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Mill Basin ⓘ
Paerdegat Basin ⓘ
Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ
Rulers Bar Hassock ⓘ
Sheepshead Bay ⓘ
Spring Creek ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
open water areas ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
tidal wetlands ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
migratory bird habitat ⓘ
salt marsh ecosystems ⓘ
urban wildlife diversity ⓘ
locatedIn Brooklyn ⓘ
surface form: Borough of Brooklyn

Queens ⓘ
surface form: Borough of Queens

Long Island ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
south shore of Long Island ⓘ
mouthOf Fresh Creek ⓘ
Mill Basin ⓘ
Paerdegat Basin ⓘ
Spring Creek ⓘ
partOf Gateway National Recreation Area ⓘ
New York Harbor estuarine system ⓘ
surface form: New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
protectedBy National Park Service ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

Rockaway Peninsula → borderedBy → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Kings County → borders → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Lower New York Bay → connectsTo → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Queens
Rockaway Peninsula → hasCoastlineOn → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Canarsie Pier → hasEcosystemContext → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay estuarine environment
Jamaica Bay → hasPart → Jamaica Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
eastern Brooklyn → hasWaterfrontOn → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Brooklyn
Rockaway Landing → isOnWaterbody → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Barren Island → isPartOf → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Barren Island (Jamaica Bay)
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay wildlife ecosystem
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay estuarine system
Floyd Bennett Field → locatedOn → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Idlewild Airport → locatedOn → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Canarsie Pol → location → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Barren Island → partOf → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Barren Island (Jamaica Bay)
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay marsh islands
Dead Horse Bay → partOf → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay area
Grassy Bay → partOf → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay coastal wetland system
Idlewild Beach → partOf → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay area
Paerdegat Basin → region → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay area
Rockaway Peninsula → separates → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Rockaway route → serviceArea → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamaica Bay area
Rockaway route → usesWaterway → Jamaica Bay ⓘ
Canarsie → waterfront → Jamaica Bay ⓘ