New York State territorial waters
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New York State territorial waters are the coastal and inland marine areas under New York’s legal authority, encompassing its ocean, estuarine, and Great Lakes waters where the state manages resources and enforces environmental and wildlife regulations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York State marine waters | 1 |
| New York State territorial waters canonical | 1 |
| New York territorial waters | 1 |
| State Marine Management Areas of New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T764685 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York State territorial waters Context triple: [Division of Fish and Wildlife, jurisdiction, New York State territorial waters]
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A.
United States territorial waters
United States territorial waters are the maritime zones adjacent to the U.S. coast over which the United States exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction, typically extending up to 12 nautical miles from its shorelines.
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B.
New York State Unique Areas
New York State Unique Areas are specially designated public lands managed for the protection of significant natural resources, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation opportunities across New York State.
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C.
New York City waterway islands
New York City waterway islands are a scattered group of small, often historically significant or ecologically important islands located in the rivers, bays, and harbor surrounding New York City.
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D.
New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States is a Mid-Atlantic state known for its dense population, diverse cities and suburbs, and proximity to major metropolitan areas like New York City and Philadelphia.
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E.
Oneida territory in New York
Oneida territory in New York was a region in what is now central New York State traditionally inhabited and controlled by the Oneida Nation, one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York State territorial waters Target entity description: New York State territorial waters are the coastal and inland marine areas under New York’s legal authority, encompassing its ocean, estuarine, and Great Lakes waters where the state manages resources and enforces environmental and wildlife regulations.
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A.
United States territorial waters
United States territorial waters are the maritime zones adjacent to the U.S. coast over which the United States exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction, typically extending up to 12 nautical miles from its shorelines.
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B.
New York State Unique Areas
New York State Unique Areas are specially designated public lands managed for the protection of significant natural resources, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation opportunities across New York State.
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C.
New York City waterway islands
New York City waterway islands are a scattered group of small, often historically significant or ecologically important islands located in the rivers, bays, and harbor surrounding New York City.
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D.
New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States is a Mid-Atlantic state known for its dense population, diverse cities and suburbs, and proximity to major metropolitan areas like New York City and Philadelphia.
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E.
Oneida territory in New York
Oneida territory in New York was a region in what is now central New York State traditionally inhabited and controlled by the Oneida Nation, one of the original member nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jurisdictional marine area
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territorial waters ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New York
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surface form:
New York State
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| borderedBy |
Canadian waters on Lake Erie
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Canadian waters on Lake Ontario ⓘ Canadian waters on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ Connecticut territorial waters ⓘ New Jersey territorial waters ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ
surface form:
Rhode Island territorial waters
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environmentalProtectionStatus |
regulated for coastal zone management
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regulated for fisheries management ⓘ regulated for habitat conservation ⓘ regulated for water quality ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York State Clean Water regulations
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New York State Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Act ⓘ Coastal Management Program ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Coastal Management Program
New York State Tidal Wetlands Act ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Coastal Zone Management policies
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish and Wildlife
Division of Marine Resources ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Marine Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water
New York State Department of State ⓘ New York Environmental Conservation Law ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Environmental Conservation Law
New York State Marine Fisheries regulations ⓘ New York State Navigation Law ⓘ New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ⓘ New York State Shellfish Sanitation Program ⓘ New York State Tidal Wetlands Act ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atlantic Ocean coastal waters of New York
ⓘ
East River ⓘ Great South Bay ⓘ Hudson River tidal waters ⓘ Jamaica Bay waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ Lake Erie waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ Lake Ontario waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ Long Island Sound waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ Shinnecock Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Long Island coastal bays and estuaries
Lower New York Bay ⓘ New York Harbor waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ New York’s coastal estuaries ⓘ New York’s marine and coastal district ⓘ New York Bight ⓘ
surface form:
New York’s nearshore Atlantic Ocean waters
New York’s tidal wetlands ⓘ Niagara River waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ Peconic Bay ⓘ St. Lawrence River waters under New York jurisdiction ⓘ Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. state of New York
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surface form:
State of New York
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| subjectTo |
Clean Water Act
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surface form:
United States Clean Water Act
Coastal Zone Management Act provisions ⓘ
surface form:
United States Coastal Zone Management Act
U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ
surface form:
United States Endangered Species Act
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ
surface form:
United States Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Mammal Protection Act
United States federal maritime law ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
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coastal recreation ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ dredging and navigation channel maintenance ⓘ port and harbor activities ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ shipping and navigation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York State territorial waters Description of subject: New York State territorial waters are the coastal and inland marine areas under New York’s legal authority, encompassing its ocean, estuarine, and Great Lakes waters where the state manages resources and enforces environmental and wildlife regulations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
State Marine Management Areas of New York
this entity surface form:
New York State marine waters
this entity surface form:
New York territorial waters