Bay of Angra
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The Bay of Angra is a historic natural harbor on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, long serving as a strategic Atlantic port for maritime trade and defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bay of Angra canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Terceira Island south coast ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Angra do Heroísmo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
routes between Europe and the New World
ⓘ
routes to the East Indies via Atlantic crossing ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| defendedBy | coastal forts of Angra do Heroísmo ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUse |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Regional Government of the Azores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore | Angra do Heroísmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | regional maritime trade hub ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural shelter from Atlantic swells
ⓘ
proximity to mid-Atlantic shipping lanes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial harbor
ⓘ
fishing harbor ⓘ military harbor ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Angra do Heroísmo ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole | naval staging point in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseName | Baía de Angra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
Portuguese merchant fleets
ⓘ
Spanish treasure fleets NERFINISHED ⓘ whaling and fishing vessels ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
anchorage for fleets between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
ⓘ
strategic Atlantic port ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic fortifications on surrounding shores
ⓘ
sheltered anchorage ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Autonomous Region of the Azores NERFINISHED ⓘ Azores NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Angra do Heroísmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Angra do Heroísmo harbor system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Angra do Heroísmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Macaronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
Iberian maritime routes
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | maritime history of the Azores ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionIn |
Azores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime trade
ⓘ
naval defense ⓘ transatlantic navigation stopover ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.