Gulf of Sidra
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The Gulf of Sidra is a large embayment of the Mediterranean Sea along the northern coast of Libya, historically significant as a strategic maritime area and frequent site of geopolitical tensions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Sidra canonical | 11 |
| Gulf of Sidra region | 2 |
| Gulf of Sidra area | 1 |
| Gulf of Tripoli | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embayment
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ gulf ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gulf of Sirte
ⓘ
Gulf of Sirte ⓘ
surface form:
Sirte Gulf
|
| basinCountry | Libya ⓘ |
| bodyOfWaterType | marine gulf ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Tripolitania
ⓘ
surface form:
Tripolitania region of Libya
|
| claimedLimitByLibya | Line of Death ⓘ |
| countryOnCoast | Libya ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLatitude | around 31 degrees north ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLongitude | around 17 degrees east ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMaximumDepth |
about 1,500 meters
ⓘ
about 4,900 feet ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth |
about 310 miles
ⓘ
about 500 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Libya ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
maritime trade
ⓘ
oil industry ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
oil pollution risk
ⓘ
overfishing risk ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
area of repeated freedom of navigation operations
ⓘ
focus of U.S.–Libya maritime boundary dispute ⓘ strategic area during Cold War ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Sirte, Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
Sirte
|
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of central Mediterranean
ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing area
ⓘ
oil transport route ⓘ shipping route ⓘ |
| isInTimeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Libya
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | northern coast of Libya ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sirte, Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Sirte
|
| oceanographicFeature |
low tidal range
ⓘ
relatively warm waters ⓘ |
| partOf | southern Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| wasClaimedAsTerritorialWatersBy | Libya ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
1986 U.S. Operation El Dorado Canyon naval phase
ⓘ
Operation El Dorado Canyon ⓘ
surface form:
1986 U.S. Operation Prairie Fire
Cold War naval confrontations ⓘ Gulf of Sidra incident 1981 ⓘ Gulf of Sidra incident 1986 ⓘ Operation El Dorado Canyon ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Libya aerial engagements
|
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sirte
subject surface form:
Sirte
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Sidra area
subject surface form:
Sirte
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Tripoli
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Sidra region