Roadstead of Brest

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The Roadstead of Brest is a large, sheltered natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of Brittany in northwestern France, serving as a key naval and maritime area near the city of Brest.

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Roadstead of Brest canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
natural harbor
roadstead
characteristic natural protection from Atlantic swells
sheltered waters
coast Atlantic coast of Brittany
linked to: Brittany coast
connectedBy Goulet de Brest
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Iroise Sea
country France
fedBy Aulne River
Penfeld River
Élorn River
hasBridge Pont Albert-Louppe
Pont de l’Iroise
hasCityOnShore Brest
Landerneau
Plougastel-Daoulas
hasFunction anchorage for large vessels
shelter during storms
hasIsland Île Longue
Île Ronde
hasMilitaryInstallation Île Longue nuclear submarine base
hasMouth Goulet de Brest
hasNavalBase Brest naval base
hasPortFacility Port of Brest
linked to: Brest naval base
languageOfNativeName French
locatedIn Brittany
Finistère
northwestern France
locatedInBay Rade de Brest
locatedNear Brest
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
nativeName Rade de Brest
notableFor deep-water anchorage
role in French naval history
partOf Brest harbor
linked to: Brest naval base

French Atlantic maritime area
linked to: Atlantic France

Iroise Sea
strategicImportance major French naval base area
usedBy French Navy
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
naval operations
recreational boating
waterBodyType coastal embayment

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

Crozon Peninsula hasCoastlineOn Roadstead of Brest
Île Longue locatedInBodyOfWater Roadstead of Brest
Penfeld River mouth Roadstead of Brest