Grand Banks of Newfoundland

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	submarine plateau
gptkbp:area	about 282,500 square kilometers
gptkbp:coordinates	approx. 47°N 50°W
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:depthRange	25 to 100 meters
gptkbp:economicImportance	gptkb:fish gptkb:oil
gptkbp:ecosystem	continental shelf ecosystem
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans	gptkb:John_Cabot_(1497)
gptkbp:fishingDecline	late 20th century
gptkbp:historicallyFishedBy	gptkb:Canada gptkb:France gptkb:Iceland gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Spain gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Grand Banks of Newfoundland
gptkbp:influencesClimateOf	frequent fog due to cold and warm current mixing
gptkbp:knownFor	icebergs oil fields dense fog rich fishing grounds
gptkbp:lake	gptkb:Gulf_Stream gptkb:Labrador_Current
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:locatedOffCoastOf	gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:majorFishSpecies	gptkb:capelin cod flounder haddock halibut redfish
gptkbp:marineLife	seals whales seabirds
gptkbp:maximumDepth	50 to 75 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(WWII) sinking of the Titanic nearby (1912)
gptkbp:overfishingLedTo	gptkb:cod_moratorium_(1992)
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Northwest_Atlantic
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:resourceExtraction	gptkb:Hibernia_oil_field gptkb:Terra_Nova_oil_field gptkb:White_Rose_oil_field
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Flemish_Cap gptkb:Atlantic
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5