Principe Island

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Principe Island is a small volcanic island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Central Africa, notable in scientific history as one of the locations where observations during the 1919 solar eclipse helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
associatedWithScientist Albert Einstein
associatedWithTheory general relativity
bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
capital Santo António
climate tropical
continent Africa
country São Tomé and Príncipe
countryCapital São Tomé (on São Tomé Island)
linked to: São Tomé
ecosystemType tropical rainforest
eventLocation 1919 solar eclipse expedition
expeditionLeader Arthur Eddington
formerColonialPower Portugal
governedAs autonomous region of São Tomé and Príncipe
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
linked to: Biosphere Reserve
hasProtectedArea Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe
hasSettlement Bela Vista
Paciência
Porto Real
Santo António
São Joaquim
historicalCrop cocoa
coffee
sugarcane
knownFor biodiversity
ecotourism potential
endemic species
languageUsed Portuguese
locatedIn Gulf of Guinea
locatedInTimeZone UTC+0
locatedOffCoastOf Central Africa
West Africa
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
notableFor 1919 solar eclipse observations
tests of general relativity
observationHelpedConfirm gravitational deflection of light by the Sun
predictions of general relativity
partOf Autonomous Region of Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
partOfArchipelago São Tomé and Príncipe archipelago
partOfGeologicalProvince Cameroon volcanic line
sovereignState São Tomé and Príncipe
UNESCODesignation Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve
linked to: island of Príncipe
UNESCODesignationYear 2012
usedFor scientific observations
volcanicOrigin true

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