Grand Harbour

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bay natural harbour

Grand Harbour is a large natural harbour on the eastern coast of Malta, historically significant as a strategic naval base and the maritime gateway to the capital city, Valletta.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Grand Harbour canonical 13
Grand Harbour area 2
Grand Harbour, Malta 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
natural harbour ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Il-Port il-Kbir ⓘ
Port of Valletta ⓘ
Porto Grande ⓘ
approximateLength about 3 kilometers ⓘ
approximateWidth about 1.5 kilometers ⓘ
bodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
contains dockyards ⓘ
marinas ⓘ
country Malta ⓘ
governedBy Transport Malta ⓘ
hasCityOnShore Floriana ⓘ
Valletta ⓘ
hasFeature deep natural inlets ⓘ
sheltered anchorage ⓘ
hasFortification Fort Ricasoli ⓘ
Fort St. Angelo ⓘ
Fort St. Elmo ⓘ
Fort St. Angelo ⓘ
surface form: Fort St. Michael
hasFunction commercial port ⓘ
cruise ship terminal ⓘ
ship repair hub ⓘ
hasStructure Breakwater Bridge ⓘ
Valletta Waterfront ⓘ
hasTownOnShore Cospicua ⓘ
Kalkara ⓘ
Marsa ⓘ
Paola ⓘ
Senglea ⓘ
Vittoriosa ⓘ
Xgħajra ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site of Valletta ⓘ
locatedIn Malta ⓘ
surface form: Island of Malta

eastern coast of Malta ⓘ
locatedNextTo Valletta ⓘ
maritimeGatewayTo Valletta ⓘ
nearbyAirport Malta International Airport ⓘ
partOf Malta ⓘ
surface form: Maltese archipelago
playedRoleIn Great Siege of Malta ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
strategicImportance control of central Mediterranean ⓘ
tourismActivity cultural tourism ⓘ
harbour cruises ⓘ
yachting ⓘ
usedAs naval base ⓘ
usedBy Order of Saint John ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valletta → isOn → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Valletta → hasHarbour → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Battle of Minorca (1756) → relatedPlace → Grand Harbour ⓘ
this entity surface form: Port Mahon
HMS Maori → placeOfSinking → Grand Harbour ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Harbour, Malta
Marsamxett Harbour → separatedFrom → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Marsamxett Harbour → near → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Upper Barrakka Gardens → locatedIn → Grand Harbour ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Harbour area
Upper Barrakka Gardens → overlooks → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Upper Barrakka Gardens → hasPanoramicView → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Fort St. Elmo → locatedIn → Grand Harbour ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Harbour area
Vallettan → relatedPlace → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Fort St. Angelo → locatedIn → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Fort St. Angelo → overlooks → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Senglea → locatedIn → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Senglea → overlooks → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Senglea → isPeninsulaOn → Grand Harbour ⓘ
Birgu → locatedOn → Grand Harbour ⓘ