Rio Cobre

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Rio Cobre is a major river in Jamaica that flows through the area of Spanish Town and is known for its historical significance, irrigation use, and scenic gorge.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rio Cobre canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
crossedBy Flat Bridge ⓘ
drainageBasin Rio Cobre basin ⓘ
environmentalIssue industrial contamination incidents ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
flowsThrough Spanish Town ⓘ
hasHazard flooding ⓘ
seasonal high flows ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole supporting colonial settlements ⓘ
supporting plantation agriculture ⓘ
transport and access route in colonial era ⓘ
hasInfrastructure bridges ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ
weirs ⓘ
hasLandform Rio Cobre Gorge ⓘ
gorge ⓘ
hasTourismAttraction Flat Bridge ⓘ
Rio Cobre Gorge ⓘ
hasUse agricultural water supply ⓘ
domestic water supply ⓘ
hydropower (small-scale, historical) ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
knownFor Rio Cobre Gorge ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
irrigation use ⓘ
scenic gorge ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Jamaica ⓘ
locatedNear Kingston Metropolitan Area ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Jamaica ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Hunts Bay ⓘ
mouthLocatedNear Kingston Harbour ⓘ
near Bog Walk ⓘ
Bog Walk Gorge ⓘ
Spanish Town ⓘ
partOf Rio Cobre watershed ⓘ
hydrological system of southern Jamaica ⓘ
region Saint Catherine Parish ⓘ
sourceRegion St. Catherine Parish ⓘ
central Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Central Jamaica
toponymMeaning Copper River ⓘ
usedFor irrigation of agricultural lands in St. Catherine ⓘ
water supply to Spanish Town area ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Spanish Town, Jamaica → hasRiver → Rio Cobre ⓘ
Bog Walk Gorge → formedBy → Rio Cobre ⓘ
subject linked to: Bog Walk