Robben Island

E23909

former prison historic site island

Robben Island is a historic island off the coast of Cape Town best known for housing the prison where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were incarcerated.

Aliases (1)

Robben Island Museum ×3

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former prison → historic site → island →
access	ferry from Cape Town →
area	about 5.07 square kilometers →
contains	Robben Island Museum → former maximum security prison → quarry where prisoners performed hard labor → village and administrative buildings →
country	South Africa →
distanceFromCapeTown	about 6.9 kilometers →
elevation	about 30 meters →
governingBody	Robben Island Museum →
harbor	Murray’s Bay Harbour →
heritageDesignation	South African National Heritage Site →
historicalUse	leper colony → lunatic asylum → military base → place of banishment →
knownFor	imprisonment of Nelson Mandela → imprisonment of anti-apartheid activists → maximum security prison for political prisoners during apartheid →
length	about 3.3 kilometers →
locatedIn	Table Bay →
locatedInBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	Cape Town →
MandelaImprisonmentPeriod	1964–1982 →
militaryBaseClosed	1996 →
museumEstablished	1997 →
namedAfter	Dutch word "robbe" meaning seal →
notablePrisoner	Ahmed Kathrada → Govan Mbeki → Jacob Zuma → Nelson Mandela → Robert Sobukwe → Walter Sisulu →
partOf	City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality → Western Cape →
prisonClosed	1991 →
recognizedAsSymbolOf	triumph of democracy and freedom over oppression →
timeZone	South African Standard Time →
touristAttraction	true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1999 →
usedAsMaximumSecurityPrisonForPoliticalPrisoners	1961–1991 →
usedAsPrison	17th century → 18th century → 19th century → 20th century →
width	about 1.9 kilometers →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robben Island ("Robben Island Museum") →	contains
Robben Island ("Robben Island Museum") →	governingBody
Table Bay →	hasIsland
Cape Town →	hasLandmark
South Africa →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Cape Town →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby
Table Bay ("Robben Island Museum") →	near
Nelson Mandela →	placeOfDetention
Conversations with Myself →	subject