Whalebone Arch

E441009

landmark monument tourist attraction

Whalebone Arch is a prominent landmark in Stanley, Falkland Islands, made from the jawbones of blue whales and commemorating the islands’ whaling heritage.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Whalebone Arch canonical	2
Whalebone Arch, Stanley	1

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark ⓘ monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Falklands maritime economy ⓘ blue whale hunting ⓘ
category	historic site in the Falkland Islands ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ whalebone structures ⓘ
commemorates	whaling heritage of the Falkland Islands ⓘ whaling industry ⓘ
constructedFrom	remains of whales taken in regional waters ⓘ
country	Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Southern Ocean whaling history ⓘ
function	commemorative arch ⓘ symbolic gateway to Christ Church Cathedral grounds ⓘ
hasPart	pair of whale jawbones ⓘ
heritageType	maritime heritage monument ⓘ
locatedIn	Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	blue whale jawbones ⓘ whalebone ⓘ
near	Stanley Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
photoOpportunity	popular backdrop for visitor photographs ⓘ
significance	iconic feature of Stanley waterfront ⓘ symbol of the Falkland Islands’ whaling past ⓘ
tourismAttractionFor	cruise ship visitors ⓘ heritage tourists ⓘ
visibleFrom	Stanley seafront NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Stanley → hasLandmark → Whalebone Arch ⓘ

Port Stanley → hasLandmark → Whalebone Arch ⓘ

Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley → hasLandmark → Whalebone Arch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Whalebone Arch, Stanley