Isla de Cuba

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Isla de Cuba is the largest island of the Caribbean and the main island of the Republic of Cuba, known for its rich colonial history, vibrant culture, and strategic location between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical entity
island
main island
capitalCityOnIsland Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
country Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba
countryCapitalLocatedOn Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
hasClimate seasonal wet and dry periods
tropical
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
hasColonialHistoryWith Spain
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasMajorCity Camagüey
Cienfuegos
Holguín Province
surface form: Holguín

Matanzas
Santa Clara
Santiago de Cuba
hasMountainRange Sierra Maestra mountains
surface form: Sierra Maestra

Escambray Mountains
surface form: Sierra del Escambray
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasPlain Cuban plains
hasRegion central Cuba
Oriente Province, Cuba
surface form: eastern Cuba

western Cuba
isLargestIslandOf Caribbean
Cuba
isMainIslandOf Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba
knownFor music and dance traditions
rich colonial history
strategic location
sugar production
tobacco cultivation
vibrant culture
largestCityOnIsland Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
locatedBetween Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region

Greater Antilles
locatedNear Cayman Trench
Straits of Florida
Yucatán Channel
partOf Cuba
partOfArchipelago Cuban archipelago
Greater Antilles
sovereignState Cuba
wasColonyOf Spanish Empire

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Caimito locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
San Antonio de los Baños locatedOn Isla de Cuba
Alquízar locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Guanajay locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Melena del Sur locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Güira de Melena locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Boyeros locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
San José de las Lajas locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Bejucal locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Centro Habana locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Vedado locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Güines locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Zapata Peninsula locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Ciénaga de Zapata locatedOn Isla de Cuba
Marianao, Havana, Cuba locatedOn Isla de Cuba
subject surface form: Marianao
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Oriente Province locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: island of Cuba
Cueto locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: island of Cuba
Artemisa locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Cuba Daylight Time observedOnMainIsland Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuba (main island)
Sala Avellaneda locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Bahía Honda locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Sancti Spíritus locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: island of Cuba
Guane locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Spanish Pacific Squadron ship Isla de Cuba
Guanahacabibes Peninsula locatedOn Isla de Cuba
Minas de Matahambre locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Colón locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Arroyo Naranjo locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: island of Cuba
Dragones locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Cuban archipelago hasMainIsland Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Cuban archipelago hasLargestIsland Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Camp Delta locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: island of Cuba
Pinar del Río locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Mayabeque River locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Escambray Mountains locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Taganana Hill locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Cerro municipality locatedOnIsland Isla de Cuba
Punta Brava locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Isla de Pinos locatedSouthOf Isla de Cuba
Isla de Pinos separatedFrom Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Isla de Cuba by the Gulf of Batabanó
El Carmelo (part) locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Guantánamo Province locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: island of Cuba
Guanabacoa locatedOn Isla de Cuba
this entity surface form: Island of Cuba
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba locatedOn Isla de Cuba
subject surface form: Ciego de Ávila
this entity surface form: Caribbean island of Cuba