Backstairs Passage
E298626
Backstairs Passage is a narrow strait in South Australia that separates Kangaroo Island from the mainland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Backstairs Passage canonical | 4 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connects |
Gulf St Vincent
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | Matthew Flinders ⓘ |
| hasFerryRoute | Cape Jervis–Penneshaw ferry ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazards |
reefs
ⓘ
strong tidal flows ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland | Kangaroo Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Cape Jervis
ⓘ
Penneshaw ⓘ |
| hasRoughSeas | true ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrent | true ⓘ |
| isHabitatOf |
dolphins
ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Australia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Fleurieu Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Fleurieu Peninsula region
Kangaroo Island ⓘ
surface form:
Kangaroo Island region
|
| locatedNorthOf | Kangaroo Island ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Fleurieu Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedBy | Matthew Flinders ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
Fleurieu Peninsula
ⓘ
Kangaroo Island ⓘ mainland South Australia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ferry transport
ⓘ
marine navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.