Laconian Gulf

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The Laconian Gulf is a large bay of the southern Peloponnese in Greece, opening into the Mediterranean Sea and known for its rugged coastline and historical significance to ancient Sparta.

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Label Occurrences
Laconian Gulf canonical 16

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
gulf
basinCountry Greece
belongsTo European coastal waters
borderedBy Cape Maleas
surface form: Cape Malea

Cape Tainaron
Malea Peninsula
Mani Peninsula
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Europe
country Greece
hasCoastlineOn Laconia
Malea Peninsula
Mani Peninsula
hasFeature deep waters
natural harbors
rocky shores
hasHistoricalRole part of ancient Laconian maritime sphere
sea access for ancient Sparta
hasNavigationHazards rocky coastline
strong winds near Cape Malea
historicallyAssociatedWith Sparta
ancient Laconia
isInWaterbody Mediterranean Sea
knownFor historical significance to ancient Sparta
rugged coastline
languageOfToponym Greek
locatedEastOf Messenian Gulf
locatedIn Laconia
Peloponnese
Peloponnese
surface form: Peloponnese region

regional unit of Laconia
southern Greece
southern Peloponnese
locatedNorthOf Mediterranean Sea open waters
locatedOnCoastOf Peloponnese
locatedSouthOf Eurotas River valley
Sparta
locatedWestOf Aegean Sea
opensInto Mediterranean Sea
partOf Greek seas
Mediterranean Sea
receivesRiver Eurotas River
usedFor coastal shipping
fishing
maritime navigation

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

Laconia borders Laconian Gulf
Mani Peninsula hasCoastlineOn Laconian Gulf
Parnon mountain range overlooks Laconian Gulf
Eurotas River mouth Laconian Gulf
Eurotas River flowsInto Laconian Gulf
Eurotas River drainageBasin Laconian Gulf
ancient Laconia hasCoastOn Laconian Gulf
Gytheio locatedOnBodyOfWater Laconian Gulf
Laconian plain locatedNear Laconian Gulf
Laconian plain opensTowards Laconian Gulf
Cape Maleas nearbyWaterBody Laconian Gulf
Elafonisos locatedInBodyOfWater Laconian Gulf
Lakonia borders Laconian Gulf
Lakonia contains Laconian Gulf
Vatheia locatedNear Laconian Gulf
Vatheia hasViewOf Laconian Gulf