Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:island
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gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:France_(historically)
gptkb:United_Kingdom_(historically) |
gptkbp:area |
3955 km2
|
gptkbp:colonialName |
gptkb:New_Hebrides
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Pedro_Fernandes_de_Queirós
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1606
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gptkbp:formerName |
gptkb:saint
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gptkbp:hasAirport |
gptkb:Santo-Pekoa_International_Airport
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gptkbp:highestPoint |
1879 m
Mount Tabwemasana |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides
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gptkbp:knownFor |
diving sites
blue holes SS President Coolidge shipwreck |
gptkbp:languageSpoken |
gptkb:French
English Bislama local Austronesian languages |
gptkbp:largestCity |
gptkb:Vanuatu
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Vanuatu
South Pacific Ocean |
gptkbp:majorCity |
gptkb:Luganville
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Sanma_Province
New Hebrides (colonial era) |
gptkbp:population |
approx. 40,000 (2020s)
|
gptkbp:usedAs |
World War II military base
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gptkbp:visitedBy |
James Cook
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:USS_Tucker_(DD-374)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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