Argentia

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Argentia is a small community and former U.S. naval base on the southwest coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known historically for its strategic role during World War II.

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Argentia canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community ⓘ
former military base ⓘ
administrativeAuthority Municipality of Placentia ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
currentUse industrial park ⓘ
marine terminal ⓘ
transshipment port ⓘ
economicActivity industrial services ⓘ
offshore oil and gas support (logistics) ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
eventLocation Atlantic Charter meetings (nearby Placentia Bay, 1941) ⓘ
formerName Little Placentia ⓘ
geographicFeature harbour ⓘ
hasInfrastructure deep-water port ⓘ
ferry terminal (historically) ⓘ
historicalFunction anti-submarine warfare base ⓘ
communications station ⓘ
naval air station ⓘ
surface ship base ⓘ
historicalJurisdiction Dominion of Newfoundland ⓘ
hostedFacility Argentia Naval Air Station ⓘ
Naval Station Argentia ⓘ
U.S. Navy North Atlantic base ⓘ
knownFor former U.S. naval base ⓘ
strategic role during World War II ⓘ
laterJurisdiction Province of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
locatedInRegion Avalon Peninsula ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater Placentia Bay ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Newfoundland ⓘ
militaryBaseClosureYear 1994 ⓘ
militaryBaseStatus decommissioned ⓘ
namedAfter Latin word for silver "argentum" ⓘ
nearbySettlement Freshwater ⓘ
Placentia ⓘ
partOf Town of Placentia ⓘ
province Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
region Atlantic Canada ⓘ
strategicImportance North Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ
approaches to Europe and North America ⓘ
strategicRole North Atlantic convoy protection in World War II ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare operations in World War II ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorUse Cold War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
timezone Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ
transportConnection Trans-Canada Highway (via access roads) ⓘ
usedByMilitaryOf Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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