Plum Island Sound

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coastal water body estuary

Plum Island Sound is a coastal estuary in northeastern Massachusetts where several rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean behind Plum Island.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal water body → estuary →
connectsTo	Merrimack River estuarine system →
country	United States of America →
hasEcosystemType	salt marsh estuary → tidal estuary →
hasHabitat	mudflats → salt marshes → seagrass beds →
hasMouthAt	Atlantic Ocean →
hasResearchActivity	coastal ecology studies → nutrient cycling studies → salt marsh dynamics studies →
hasWaterType	brackish water →
influencedBy	river discharge → tides →
isImportantFor	migratory birds → shorebirds → waterfowl →
locatedIn	Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Massachusetts → New England →
locatedInRegion	northeastern Massachusetts →
locatedNear	Plum Island →
monitoredBy	Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research site →
near	Essex, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Ipswich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Newbury, Massachusetts → Parker River National Wildlife Refuge → Plum Island Airport → Rowley, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean watershed → Gulf of Maine ecosystem → Plum Island Sound and Parker River estuarine system →
receivesInflowFrom	Ipswich River → Joppa Flats tidal channels → Parker River → Rowley River NERFINISHED →
separatedFrom	Atlantic Ocean →
separatedFromBy	Plum Island →
usedFor	birdwatching → recreational boating → recreational fishing →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ipswich Bay →	near
Plum Island Sound ("Plum Island Sound and Parker River estuarine system") →	partOf