Cap-Vert Peninsula

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Cap-Vert Peninsula is the westernmost point of the African mainland, projecting into the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal and hosting the capital city, Dakar.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cap-Vert Peninsula canonical 16
Cap-Vert Peninsula area 1
Cap-Vert Peninsula urban area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
peninsula
administrativeRegionContains Dakar Region
climate Sahelian
semi-arid
continent Africa
country Senegal
countryCapitalLocatedHere Dakar
hasCapitalCity Dakar
hasCity Dakar
hasCoastlineType rocky coast
sandy beaches
hasEconomicActivity fishing
port trade
tourism
hasFunction major cultural center of Senegal
major economic hub of Senegal
major political center of Senegal
hasLandmark Cap Vert (Cape Verde headland)
hasMajorPortCity Dakar
hasNearbyIsland Gorée Island
Îles de la Madeleine
linked to: Magdalen Islands
hasTransportationInfrastructure Dakar international airport area
Port of Dakar
hasVegetation coastal scrub
savanna vegetation
hosts Dakar
isKeyNodeIn West African coastal urban network
isStrategicLocationFor Atlantic maritime routes
isWesternmostPointOf African mainland
continental Africa
languageMajority French
Wolof
locatedIn African mainland
Senegal
West Africa
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
nameLanguage French
nameMeaning Green Cape
nearbyArchipelagoNameSimilarityWith Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)
linked to: Cape Verde Islands
oceanCurrentInfluence Canary Current
partOf Senegalese coast
projectionDirection west
projectsInto Atlantic Ocean
seaBorder North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
urbanAreaDominatedBy Dakar metropolitan area
linked to: Dakar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

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

Dakar locatedOn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Presidential Palace of Senegal locatedIn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Gorée Island partOf Cap-Vert Peninsula area
linked to: Cap-Vert Peninsula
Dakar Region locatedOn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Dakar Grand Mosque locatedIn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Collines des Mamelles locatedIn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Ouakam locatedIn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Dakar Plateau locatedOn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Diass partOf Cap-Vert area
linked to: Cap-Vert Peninsula
Blaise Diagne International Airport regionServed Cap-Vert Peninsula
subject linked to: GOBD
Dakar Department locatedOn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Port of Dakar locatedOn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Cap Vert locatedInRegion Cap-Vert Peninsula
subject linked to: Cap Vert (Cape Verde headland)
Green Cape partOf Cap-Vert Peninsula
Pikine Department partOf Cap-Vert Peninsula urban area
linked to: Cap-Vert Peninsula
Parliament building of Senegal locatedIn Cap-Vert Peninsula
Yoff partOf Cap-Vert Peninsula