Katama barrier beach

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Katama barrier beach is a long, narrow stretch of sand on Martha’s Vineyard that protects Katama Bay and the island’s south shore from the Atlantic Ocean.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Katama barrier beach canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier beach ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ
borders Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasAccessFrom Katama area of Edgartown ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal dune system ⓘ
sandy beach habitat ⓘ
hasPrimarySediment sand ⓘ
hasShape long narrow stretch of sand ⓘ
importantFor shoreline protection ⓘ
storm surge buffering ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
locatedIn Dukes County, Massachusetts ⓘ
Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
United States ⓘ
near Edgartown ⓘ
partOf barrier beach system of southern Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
south shore of Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
linked to: Martha's Vineyard
protects Katama Bay ⓘ
south shore of Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
separates Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Katama Bay ⓘ
subjectTo coastal erosion ⓘ
sea-level rise impacts ⓘ
storm overwash ⓘ
usedFor beach walking ⓘ
bird watching ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
off-road vehicle access (regulated) ⓘ
recreation ⓘ

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

Martha’s Vineyard coastal system → hasPart → Katama barrier beach ⓘ