Great Valley

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The Great Valley is a long, fertile lowland region in the eastern United States that forms a major natural corridor through the Appalachian Mountains.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Great Valley canonical 7
Cumberland Valley 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
valley
alsoKnownAs Great Appalachian Valley
linked to: Appalachian Valley
characterizedBy fertile
long
lowland region
extendsThrough Appalachian region
linked to: Appalachia
forms major natural corridor through the Appalachian Mountains
hasGeologicalFeature valley
hasLandUse agriculture
hasProperty elongated topography
fertile soils
hasSignificance historical migration route
transportation corridor
hasTerrain broad valley floor
gentle relief compared to surrounding mountains
influences regional climate patterns in adjacent Appalachian areas
isCorridorFor railroads
roads
settlement
locatedIn United States
eastern United States
partOf Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Valley system
linked to: Appalachian Valley
runsParallelTo Appalachian Mountains
traverses Appalachian region from northeast to southwest

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Cumberland Valley Railroad serves Cumberland Valley
linked to: Great Valley
Cumberland Valley Railroad namedAfter Cumberland Valley
linked to: Great Valley
Valley and Ridge Province contains Great Valley
Valley and Ridge Province contains Cumberland Valley
linked to: Great Valley
Monocacy River region Great Valley
Appalachian Valley alsoKnownAs Great Valley
Hagerstown Valley partOf Great Valley