Provincetown Harbor
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Provincetown Harbor is a historic natural harbor at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known as the landing site of the Pilgrims before they settled at Plymouth.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
body of water
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natural harbor → |
| country |
United States
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| governedBy |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Town of Provincetown → |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing industry
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marine transportation → tourism → |
| hasFeature |
breakwater structures
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deep anchorage → dune-backed shoreline → long natural sand spit (Long Point) → wharves and piers → |
| hasMouth |
Atlantic Ocean
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| hasNavigationAid |
Long Point Breakwater
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Long Point Light → Wood End Light → |
| hasNearbyLandform |
Herring Cove
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Long Point → Race Point → |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Cape Cod National Seashore
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| hasNearbySettlement |
Town of Provincetown
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| hasPort |
Port of Provincetown
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| historicalEvent |
anchorage of the Mayflower in 1620
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signing of the Mayflower Compact nearby in 1620 → |
| knownFor |
Pilgrims’ first landing in 1620
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being a historic natural harbor → being a sheltered deep-water harbor → commercial and recreational fishing → role in early colonial American history → tourism and boating → |
| locatedAtTipOf |
Cape Cod
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| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Barnstable County, Massachusetts → Cape Cod → Massachusetts → New England → Provincetown, Massachusetts → |
| partOf |
Cape Cod Bay
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Massachusetts coastal waters → |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
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ferry transportation → recreational boating → whale-watching tours → yachting and sailing → |
| visitedBy |
Pilgrims in 1620
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| waterType |
saltwater
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Massachusetts coastline
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hasPart |
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Provincetown Harbor
("Port of Provincetown")
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hasPort |
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Mayflower
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landedAt |
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Pilgrims
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landedNear |
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Wellfleet Harbor
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near |
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Mayflower Compact
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signedAtLocation |