Principe Island

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Principe Island is a small volcanic island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Central Africa, notable in scientific history as one of the locations where observations during the 1919 solar eclipse helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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Principe Island canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
associatedWithScientist Albert Einstein ⓘ
associatedWithTheory general relativity ⓘ
bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
capital Santo António ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
countryCapital São Tomé (on São Tomé Island) ⓘ
linked to: São Tomé
ecosystemType tropical rainforest ⓘ
eventLocation 1919 solar eclipse expedition ⓘ
expeditionLeader Arthur Eddington ⓘ
formerColonialPower Portugal ⓘ
governedAs autonomous region of São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Biosphere Reserve
hasProtectedArea Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe ⓘ
hasSettlement Bela Vista ⓘ
Paciência ⓘ
Porto Real ⓘ
Santo António ⓘ
São Joaquim ⓘ
historicalCrop cocoa ⓘ
coffee ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
knownFor biodiversity ⓘ
ecotourism potential ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ
languageUsed Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+0 ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Central Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
notableFor 1919 solar eclipse observations ⓘ
tests of general relativity ⓘ
observationHelpedConfirm gravitational deflection of light by the Sun ⓘ
predictions of general relativity ⓘ
partOf Autonomous Region of Príncipe ⓘ
São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
partOfArchipelago São Tomé and Príncipe archipelago ⓘ
partOfGeologicalProvince Cameroon volcanic line ⓘ
sovereignState São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
UNESCODesignation Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: island of Príncipe
UNESCODesignationYear 2012 ⓘ
usedFor scientific observations ⓘ
volcanicOrigin true ⓘ

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