Heligoland Bight

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bay body of water geographical feature

Heligoland Bight is a shallow bay of the North Sea off the coasts of Germany and Denmark that has long been a strategically important maritime and aerial battleground, especially during both World Wars.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Heligoland Bight canonical 7

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
body of water ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
adjacentTo North Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
surface form: German North Sea coast

Helgoland ⓘ
surface form: Heligoland
countryBorder Denmark ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
hasCharacteristic shallow ⓘ
hasUse fishing area ⓘ
naval operations area ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ
hasWatersOf Denmark ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
knownFor air battles ⓘ
naval engagements ⓘ
strategic military significance ⓘ
locatedIn North Sea ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Jutland Peninsula ⓘ
Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
namedAfter Helgoland ⓘ
surface form: Heligoland
oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf European continental shelf ⓘ
German Bight ⓘ
siteOf First Battle of Heligoland Bight ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)

Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939) ⓘ
aerial bombing campaigns in World War II ⓘ
strategicImportance aerial ⓘ
maritime ⓘ
wasBattlegroundIn World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area) → location → Heligoland Bight ⓘ
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area) → relatedTo → Heligoland Bight ⓘ
Second Battle of Heligoland Bight → location → Heligoland Bight ⓘ
Second Battle of Heligoland Bight → navalTheatre → Heligoland Bight ⓘ
First Battle of Heligoland Bight → location → Heligoland Bight ⓘ
Channel Dash → location → Heligoland Bight ⓘ
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939) → location → Heligoland Bight ⓘ