Development of St. Lawrence Seaway
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:endDate |
1959
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gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:St._Lawrence_Seaway_Authority
gptkb:Saint_Lawrence_Seaway_Development_Corporation |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Development of St. Lawrence Seaway
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gptkbp:involvedCountry |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:notableProject |
gptkb:Welland_Canal
gptkb:Moses-Saunders_Power_Dam |
gptkbp:opened |
gptkb:President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II |
gptkbp:precededBy |
earlier canal projects
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gptkbp:purpose |
improve navigation between Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:St._Lawrence_Seaway
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
hydroelectric power generation
displacement of communities construction of locks and canals increased shipping capacity |
gptkbp:startDate |
1954
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Louis-Saint-Laurent
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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