Hampton Roads estuary

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The Hampton Roads estuary is a large natural harbor and tidal estuary in southeastern Virginia where several rivers meet the Chesapeake Bay, forming one of the world’s largest and busiest natural ports.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ
connectsTo Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf Eastern Branch Elizabeth River ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth River

Elizabeth River ⓘ
James River ⓘ
Lafayette River ⓘ
Nansemond River ⓘ
Western Branch Elizabeth River ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth River
hasCharacteristic deep-water channel ⓘ
mixed fresh and salt water ⓘ
significant tidal influence ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance site of major naval and maritime activity ⓘ
strategic military waterway ⓘ
hasPortFacility Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ
Newport News Marine Terminal ⓘ
Norfolk International Terminals ⓘ
Port of Virginia ⓘ
Portsmouth Marine Terminal ⓘ
hasUse commercial shipping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
knownFor being one of the world’s busiest natural ports ⓘ
being one of the world’s largest natural harbors ⓘ
locatedIn Virginia ⓘ
southeastern Virginia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Tidewater Virginia ⓘ
locatedNear Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ
Hampton, Virginia ⓘ
Newport News, Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ
Suffolk, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia Beach, Virginia ⓘ
mouthOf Elizabeth River ⓘ
James River ⓘ
Nansemond River ⓘ
opensInto Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay

Hampton Roads metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads
supportsIndustry coal export ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
naval shipbuilding ⓘ
waterbodyType natural port ⓘ
tidal estuary ⓘ

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Norfolk International Terminals → locatedOn → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area → centeredOn → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Nauticus maritime museum → hasViewOf → Norfolk harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel → crosses → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Hampton Roads → hasNaturalFeature → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Old Point Comfort → overlooks → Chesapeake Bay entrance ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Old Point Comfort → overlooks → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Elizabeth River → partOf → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Elizabeth River → hasPort → Port of Hampton Roads ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Hampton, Virginia → locatedOn → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia → hasTransportationConnection → Port of Hampton Roads ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Portsmouth, Virginia → locatedOnWaterbody → Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ
subject linked to: Portsmouth
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
Nansemond River → partOf → Hampton Roads estuarine system ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary
State Route 337 (Virginia) → servesFacility → Port of Hampton Roads area ⓘ
subject linked to: State Route 337
linked to: Hampton Roads estuary