Carolinas

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cultural region geographic region region

The Carolinas are a region of the southeastern United States comprising the states of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Carolina 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
region ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
comprises North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
containsCity Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Columbia, South Carolina ⓘ
Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
Greensboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greenville, South Carolina ⓘ
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ⓘ
Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Winston-Salem, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsMetropolitanArea Charlotte metropolitan area ⓘ
Greenville–Spartanburg metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson metropolitan area

Raleigh–Durham area ⓘ
surface form: Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area
containsRegion Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form: Coastal Plain

Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
surface form: Piedmont
containsTouristDestination Great Smoky Mountains (eastern portion) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Hilton Head Island

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Myrtle Beach

Outer Banks ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate (most areas) ⓘ
oceanic climate (higher elevations in Appalachians) ⓘ
hasPart North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
historicallyPartOf Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
knownFor barbecue traditions ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
college basketball rivalries ⓘ
historic coastal cities ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
majorIndustry agriculture ⓘ
finance ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
technology ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
namedAfter Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form: King Charles I of England
sharesCultureWith Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Tuscarora → originalRegion → Carolinas ⓘ
Silver Star → servesRegion → Carolinas ⓘ
South Carolina → stateSong → Carolinas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carolina
Catawba → traditionalRegion → Carolinas ⓘ