Thacher Island
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Thacher Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Massachusetts known for its historic twin lighthouses that have guided ships in the Atlantic since the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thacher Island canonical | 5 |
| Thacher Island Association | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAccess | by boat ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bird watching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ historic lighthouse tours ⓘ |
| hasApproximateElevation | low-lying rocky terrain ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | off the coast of northeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | coastal island ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | rocky, windswept island ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriodOfUse | since the 18th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse | aids to navigation ⓘ |
| hasMaritimeSignificance | navigation aid for shipping lanes off Massachusetts coast ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFeature | twin light towers visible from sea ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Rockport ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
rocky shoreline
ⓘ
seabird habitat ⓘ twin lighthouses ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| hasRegion | New England ⓘ |
| hasState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Thacher Island North Tower
ⓘ
Thacher Island South Tower ⓘ |
| hasWildlife | seabirds ⓘ |
| isCoManagedBy |
Thacher Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thacher Island Association
|
| isKnownFor |
historic twin lighthouses
ⓘ
maritime navigation history ⓘ |
| isListedAs | historic maritime site ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| lighthousesFirstEstablished | 18th century ⓘ |
| lighthousesPurpose | to guide ships in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rockport, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Cape Ann ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thacher Island Association
this entity surface form:
Thacher Island Association
this entity surface form:
Thacher Island Association