Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area

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metropolitan statistical area urban area

The Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area is a major coastal urban region in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina centered on the Hampton Roads harbor, known for its large military presence, port facilities, and tourism.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Norfolk metropolitan area 1
Norfolk–Portsmouth–Newport News media market 1
Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan statistical area ⓘ
urban area ⓘ
centeredOn Hampton Roads estuary ⓘ
surface form: Hampton Roads harbor
containsUniversity Christopher Newport University ⓘ
Norfolk State University ⓘ
Old Dominion University ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy Elizabeth River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ
James River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAirport Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport ⓘ
Norfolk International Airport ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
hasCharacteristic coastal ⓘ
harbor-centered ⓘ
major military presence ⓘ
major port facilities ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
hasEconomicSector higher education ⓘ
military ⓘ
port logistics ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasMajorCity Chesapeake ⓘ
Elizabeth City ⓘ
Franklin ⓘ
Hampton ⓘ
Newport News NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ
Poquoson ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ
Smithfield ⓘ
Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form: Virginia Beach

Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMilitaryInstallation Fort Eustis, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Joint Base Langley–Eustis

Little Creek–Fort Story ⓘ
Naval Air Station Oceana ⓘ
Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ
hasPort Port of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportationInfrastructure Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel ⓘ
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel ⓘ
Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northeastern North Carolina ⓘ
Southeastern Virginia ⓘ
partOf Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel → isInMetropolitanArea → Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News metropolitan area
The Tide light rail system → isInMetropolitanArea → Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area
Norfolk Tides → mediaMarket → Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norfolk–Portsmouth–Newport News media market
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States → partOf → Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia → partOfMetropolitanArea → Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area ⓘ
Downtown Tunnel → serves → Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norfolk metropolitan area