Fort Amherst

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Fort Amherst is a historic coastal defense site and lighthouse complex guarding the entrance to St. John’s Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defence site
historic site
lighthouse complex
category Coastal fortifications in Canada
Forts in Newfoundland and Labrador
Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
country Canada
function harbour defence
navigation aid
hasAccess public road
hasActivity hiking
photography
sightseeing
hasHeritageStatus National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED
hasNearbyCity St. John’s NERFINISHED
hasPart Fort Amherst Lighthouse NERFINISHED
access road
batteries
concrete fortifications
gun emplacements
observation posts
residential buildings
searchlight emplacements
underground magazines
walking trails
hasStructureType concrete batteries
masonry fortifications
hasViewOf Atlantic coastline
St. John’s Harbour NERFINISHED
The Narrows NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1951
locatedIn Avalon Peninsula NERFINISHED
Newfoundland NERFINISHED
Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED
St. John’s NERFINISHED
St. John’s Harbour entrance
locatedInCountry Canada
locatedInTimeZone Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
south side of The Narrows
namedAfter Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst NERFINISHED
oppositeOf Signal Hill NERFINISHED
province Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED
tourismAttraction yes
usedDuring First World War NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedFor anti-submarine defence
coastal artillery

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eastern Newfoundland contains Fort Amherst
subject surface form: Eastern Newfoundland