Shark Island
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Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shark Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
island ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Herero and Namaqua genocide
ⓘ
surface form:
Herero and Nama genocide
|
| climate | cold coastal desert climate ⓘ |
| colonialPower | German Empire ⓘ |
| connectedTo | mainland by causeway ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
camping site
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ tourist accommodation ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature | rocky island ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkType | peninsula-like island ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for sharks in surrounding waters ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic coastline of Namibia
ⓘ
Lüderitz Bay ⓘ |
| heritageDiscussion | site of contested memory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | German colonial period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial atrocities
ⓘ
harsh living conditions ⓘ high mortality among prisoners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Lüderitz ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Karas Region
ⓘ
surface form:
ǁKaras Region
|
| locatedOffCoastOf | Lüderitz ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
South Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| nearbyCity | Lüderitz ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Diaz Point
ⓘ
Lüderitz ⓘ
surface form:
Lüderitz harbor
Namib Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Namib Desert coast
|
| operatedBy | German colonial administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Namibia
ⓘ
surface form:
German South West Africa
Namibian coastal landscape ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates on colonial remembrance in Namibia ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
camping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| usedAs |
camping ground
ⓘ
campsite ⓘ concentration camp ⓘ labor camp ⓘ local landmark ⓘ prison camp ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extermination through labor
ⓘ
internment of Herero people ⓘ internment of Nama people ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.