Argentia
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Argentia is a small community and former U.S. naval base on the southwest coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known historically for its strategic role during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argentia canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1798050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Argentia Context triple: [Placentia Bay, locatedNear, Argentia]
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Arisaig
Arisaig is a small coastal village on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to the Small Isles and for its scenic beaches and views over the Inner Hebrides.
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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
HMS Namur
HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
HMS Countess of Scarborough
HMS Countess of Scarborough was a British Royal Navy sixth-rate warship best known for her valiant but ultimately unsuccessful defense against John Paul Jones’s squadron during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
M/V Aurora
M/V Aurora is a state-operated ferry vessel that serves coastal communities as part of Alaska’s Marine Highway System.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Argentia Target entity description: Argentia is a small community and former U.S. naval base on the southwest coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known historically for its strategic role during World War II.
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A.
Arisaig
Arisaig is a small coastal village on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to the Small Isles and for its scenic beaches and views over the Inner Hebrides.
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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
HMS Namur
HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
HMS Countess of Scarborough
HMS Countess of Scarborough was a British Royal Navy sixth-rate warship best known for her valiant but ultimately unsuccessful defense against John Paul Jones’s squadron during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
M/V Aurora
M/V Aurora is a state-operated ferry vessel that serves coastal communities as part of Alaska’s Marine Highway System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
former military base ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority | Municipality of Placentia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
industrial park
ⓘ
marine terminal ⓘ transshipment port ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
industrial services
ⓘ
offshore oil and gas support (logistics) ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Atlantic Charter agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Charter meetings (nearby Placentia Bay, 1941)
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| formerName | Little Placentia ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | harbour ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
deep-water port
ⓘ
ferry terminal (historically) ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
anti-submarine warfare base
ⓘ
communications station ⓘ naval air station ⓘ surface ship base ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction | Dominion of Newfoundland ⓘ |
| hostedFacility |
Naval Station Argentia
ⓘ
surface form:
Argentia Naval Air Station
Naval Station Argentia ⓘ U.S. Navy North Atlantic base ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former U.S. naval base
ⓘ
strategic role during World War II ⓘ |
| laterJurisdiction |
Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
|
| locatedIn | Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Avalon Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Placentia Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
island of Newfoundland
ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
|
| militaryBaseClosureYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| militaryBaseStatus | decommissioned ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word for silver "argentum" ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Freshwater
ⓘ
Placentia ⓘ |
| partOf | Town of Placentia ⓘ |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic sea lanes
approaches to Europe and North America ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
North Atlantic convoy protection in World War II
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anti-submarine warfare operations in World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorUse |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| timezone | Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
Trans-Canada Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Canada Highway (via access roads)
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| usedByMilitaryOf |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Argentia Description of subject: Argentia is a small community and former U.S. naval base on the southwest coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known historically for its strategic role during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.