Cape Race

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Cape Race is a prominent headland on the southeastern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, historically known as a key landmark for transatlantic shipping and early wireless communication.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cape Race canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature ⓘ
headland ⓘ
administeredBy Parks Canada ⓘ
associatedWith Marconi wireless system ⓘ
linked to: Marconi Company

RMS Titanic distress communications ⓘ
early 20th-century ship-to-shore communication ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 1000 kilometers west of Ireland ⓘ
approximately 1600 kilometers east of mainland North America ⓘ
hasClimate cool maritime climate ⓘ
hasCoastType oceanic headland ⓘ
hasFacility Cape Race Lighthouse ⓘ
radio station ⓘ
wireless station ⓘ
hasFeature exposure to North Atlantic storms ⓘ
frequent fog ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
hasNearbyCommunity Portugal Cove South ⓘ
hasStatus strategic maritime location ⓘ
hasViewOf open North Atlantic ⓘ
historicalEra early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
importance major landfall for ships crossing the North Atlantic ⓘ
knownFor prominent landmark for transatlantic shipping ⓘ
proximity to North Atlantic shipping lanes ⓘ
role in early wireless communication ⓘ
languageOfToponym English ⓘ
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
eastern Canada ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Avalon Peninsula ⓘ
southeastern tip of Newfoundland ⓘ
navigationAid lighthouse light ⓘ
radio beacons ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
partOf Maritime provinces region ⓘ
linked to: Maritime Provinces

Newfoundland coastline ⓘ
region Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
linked to: Avalon Peninsula
roleIn maritime navigation ⓘ
transatlantic telegraphy and radio ⓘ
usedAs reference point on North Atlantic shipping routes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Eastern Newfoundland → contains → Cape Race ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Newfoundland
Southern Shore → hasLandmark → Cape Race ⓘ
Trepassy Bay → locatedNear → Cape Race ⓘ