reasonForLocation

P30171
predicate

Indicates the cause, purpose, or justification for why an entity is at a particular location.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
reasonForLocation canonical 23
siteSelectionReason 3
strategicLocationReason 3

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: reasonForLocation
Generated description
Indicates the cause, purpose, or justification for why an entity is at a particular location.

Sample triples (39)

Subject Object
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array extremely dry atmosphere suitable for submillimeter observations ⓘ
Wonko the Sane to cope with the madness of the world via predicate surface "reasonForBuildingOutsideOfTheAsylum" ⓘ
Mittelwerk underground factory protection from Allied bombing via predicate surface "reasonForUndergroundLocation" ⓘ
Wendover Army Air Field training facilities isolation suitable for secret training ⓘ
Plum Island Animal Disease Center containment of contagious animal pathogens via predicate surface "reasonForIslandLocation" ⓘ
Izanagi to retrieve Izanami via predicate surface "purposeOfVisitToYomi" ⓘ
Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles to emphasize German triumph over France by proclaiming the empire at Versailles ⓘ
Jeff Winger law degree invalidated via predicate surface "reasonForAttendingGreendale" ⓘ
Celaenae control of routes between the Anatolian plateau and western Asia Minor via predicate surface "strategicLocationReason" ⓘ
Oxford Parliament of 1681 fear of Whig influence and unrest in London ⓘ
First inauguration of James Monroe damage to the Capitol from the War of 1812 via predicate surface "reasonForOutdoorLocation" ⓘ
Wendover Army Air Field
linked to: Wendover Army Air Field, Utah
secrecy and safety for bombing and gunnery training ⓘ
Wendover Army Air Field remote desert setting for secrecy and safety ⓘ
court of Ravenna strategic defensive position amid marshes and lagoons ⓘ
court of Ravenna proximity to Adriatic Sea ⓘ
DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek availability of water power ⓘ
DuPont gunpowder mills on the Brandywine Creek proximity to markets along the East Coast ⓘ
Sandy Hook Proving Ground (historic) ability to fire over water into open ocean ⓘ
Sandy Hook Proving Ground (historic) proximity to New York Harbor defenses ⓘ
Operation Paravane to reach Tirpitz in northern Norway ⓘ
Newspaper Row proximity to City Hall and courts ⓘ
Newspaper Row access to political and legal news sources ⓘ
Avondale Shipyards
linked to: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana
access to deep-draft Mississippi River channel via predicate surface "strategicLocationReason" ⓘ
Avondale Shipyards
linked to: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana
proximity to Gulf of Mexico shipping lanes via predicate surface "strategicLocationReason" ⓘ
Kool-Aid Days festival Hastings is the birthplace of Kool-Aid ⓘ
British detention camps in Cyprus proximity to Palestine ⓘ
British detention camps in Cyprus British control of Cyprus ⓘ
Nationalist attack on Blair House White House under renovation at the time via predicate surface "hasReasonForLocation" ⓘ
Amsterdam English Separatist congregation religious exile from England ⓘ
Utah Territorial Statehouse Fillmore was designated the territorial capital ⓘ
1932 NFL Playoff Game severe cold and snow in Chicago via predicate surface "reasonForIndoorVenue" ⓘ
Thurrock F.C. (temporary) temporary relocation of home matches via predicate surface "reasonForNotUsingUsualGround" ⓘ
National Assembly of the early Third Republic Paris Commune and instability in Paris via predicate surface "primarySeatChoiceReason" ⓘ
Oxford Parliament avoid political tensions in London ⓘ
Camp Cooke, California remote coastal location suitable for large-scale training ⓘ
Arequipa Observatory
linked to: Arequipa Observatory, Peru
good observing conditions for southern sky ⓘ
FAST karst depression terrain via predicate surface "siteSelectionReason" ⓘ
China Sky Eye low radio-frequency interference via predicate surface "siteSelectionReason" ⓘ
China Sky Eye karst depression topography via predicate surface "siteSelectionReason" ⓘ