Palisadoes

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Palisadoes is a narrow, low-lying sand spit in Jamaica that forms the natural harbor protecting Kingston and the historic town of Port Royal.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Palisadoes canonical 5
La Manga strip 1
Palisadoes strip 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sand spit
tombolo
adjacentTo Kingston
Port Royal
affectedBy hurricanes
storm surges
borderedBy Caribbean Sea on south
Kingston Harbour on north
connects Kingston
Norman Manley International Airport
Port Royal
country Jamaica
designatedAs protected area
hasClimate tropical climate
hasConservationIssues coastal erosion
sea-level rise vulnerability
hasEcosystemType coastal dune system
mangrove habitat
hasElevation low-lying
hasGeologicalOrigin marine sediment deposition
hasHistoricalSignificance access route to Port Royal
defense of Kingston Harbour
hasLandformType barrier beach
hasNearbyCity Kingston
hasNearbySettlement Port Royal
hasTransportationInfrastructure Norman Manley International Airport
Palisadoes Road
hasVegetation coastal scrub
mangroves
languageOfToponym English
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Kingston Harbour
near Port Royal Cays
partOf Jamaica south coast
Kingston Parish
Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation
protects Kingston
Kingston Harbour
Port Royal
separates Caribbean Sea
Kingston Harbour
shape narrow
usedFor airport access
recreation
road transportation

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Referenced by (8)

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

Port Royal locatedOn Palisadoes
Costa Cálida hasAttraction La Manga strip
linked to: Palisadoes
Palisadoes Airport locatedOn Palisadoes
Palisadoes tombolo hasName Palisadoes
Palisadoes tombolo hasAlternativeName The Palisadoes
linked to: Palisadoes
Kingston Waterfront hasViewOf Palisadoes
Harbour View, Kingston, Jamaica hasViewOf Palisadoes strip
linked to: Palisadoes
Fort James locatedOn Palisadoes