Million Dollar Point

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Million Dollar Point is an underwater dumping site off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu where the U.S. military discarded vast quantities of equipment after World War II, now a popular dive attraction.

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Million Dollar Point canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dive site ⓘ
underwater dumping site ⓘ
access boat dive ⓘ
shore dive ⓘ
attracts scuba divers ⓘ
tourists interested in military history ⓘ
underwater photographers ⓘ
constructedBy United States military ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Vanuatu ⓘ
countryDuringEvent New Hebrides ⓘ
creator United States Armed Forces ⓘ
currentUse recreational scuba diving ⓘ
snorkeling attraction ⓘ
depthRange shallow to moderate depth ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ
eventPeriod post–World War II ⓘ
hasCause surplus U.S. military equipment after World War II ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalEffect artificial reef formation ⓘ
marine habitat creation ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus local historical site ⓘ
hasPart coral-encrusted machinery ⓘ
metal debris field ⓘ
sunken bulldozers ⓘ
sunken construction equipment ⓘ
sunken cranes ⓘ
sunken jeeps ⓘ
sunken shipping containers ⓘ
sunken trucks ⓘ
languageOfPlaceName English ⓘ
locatedIn Espiritu Santo ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sanma Province ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedNear Luganville ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Espiritu Santo Island ⓘ
locatedOn Segond Channel ⓘ
nameRefersTo high monetary value of dumped equipment ⓘ
nearbyAttraction SS President Coolidge wreck ⓘ
partOf World War II heritage of Vanuatu ⓘ
significantEvent dumping of vast quantities of U.S. military equipment ⓘ
postwar abandonment of military supplies ⓘ
timeOfEvent early 1940s ⓘ
mid 1940s ⓘ
tourismType dive tourism ⓘ
war relic tourism ⓘ
usedFor disposal of surplus war material ⓘ
military equipment dumping ⓘ

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

Espiritu Santo → hasTouristAttraction → Million Dollar Point ⓘ
Luganville → hasTourismAttraction → Million Dollar Point ⓘ