Tidal Basin (Washington, D.C.)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
אגן הגאות (וושינגטון, די.סי.)
Name (Latin)
Tidal Basin (Washington, D.C.)
Other forms of name
Tidal Reservoir (Washington, D.C.)
Coordinates
-77.03916667 -77.03916667 38.88416667 38.88416667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Tidal basins Washington (D.C.)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q956781
Library of congress: sh 88005954
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Map of portions of the District of Columbia and Virginia ... above Long Bridge, 1903(Tidal Reservoir)
  • GNIS D.C., 1981(Tidal Basin, 38⁰53ʹ01ʺN, 77⁰02ʹ21ʺW)
  • Wash. D.C. transportation map, 1980 ed.(Tidal Basin)
  • Rand McNally rd. atlas, 1985(Tidal Basin)
Wikipedia description:

The Tidal Basin is a man-made reservoir located between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. The Basin is part of West Potomac Park, is near the National Mall and is a focal point of the National Cherry Blossom Festival held each spring. The nearby Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial overlook the Basin, which is south of the Washington Monument.

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