New England (U.S. region)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_England_(U.S._region)

GPTKB entity

Statements (88)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:region
gptkbp:area	approximately 71,991 square miles
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Canada gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:climate	humid continental
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Maine gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:New_Hampshire gptkb:Rhode_Island gptkb:Vermont
gptkbp:containsSettlement	gptkb:English_Puritans
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOfFirstSettlement	1620
gptkbp:firstEuropeanSettlement	gptkb:Plymouth_Colony
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	center of American Revolution site of early English colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	New England (U.S. region)
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Ivy_League_universities gptkb:seafood dish fall foliage
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Northeastern_United_States
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Cradle_of_Liberty gptkb:Yankee_Land
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Charles_River gptkb:Connecticut_River gptkb:Lake_Champlain gptkb:Lake_Winnipesaukee gptkb:Merrimack_River gptkb:Moosehead_Lake gptkb:Penobscot_River
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Boston gptkb:Burlington gptkb:Hartford gptkb:Manchester gptkb:Portland gptkb:Providence gptkb:Worcester
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party gptkb:Salem_witch_trials gptkb:Mayflower_landing gptkb:Lexington_and_Concord Hartford Convention
gptkbp:notableFeature	lighthouses maple syrup production stone walls Thanksgiving tradition covered bridges distinctive accent Puritan heritage New England town meeting Yankee ingenuity autumn foliage tourism
gptkbp:notableIndustry	gptkb:technology education finance fishing healthcare manufacturing tourism
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Brown_University gptkb:Dartmouth_College gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:MIT gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Acadia_National_Park gptkb:Cape_Cod gptkb:Freedom_Trail gptkb:Green_Mountains gptkb:Martha's_Vineyard gptkb:Nantucket gptkb:White_Mountains
gptkbp:notablePeak	gptkb:Mount_Mansfield gptkb:Mount_Washington gptkb:Mount_Katahdin
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:population	approximately 15 million
gptkbp:sportsTeam	gptkb:Boston_Bruins gptkb:Boston_Celtics gptkb:Boston_Red_Sox gptkb:New_England_Patriots
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_England_colonies
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7