Hanko Peninsula
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Hanko Peninsula is a strategically important southwestern Finnish peninsula that controls access to the Gulf of Finland and has historically been significant for military and naval operations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | peninsula ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanko Front in World War II
ⓘ
Hanko naval base ⓘ |
| borders |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Finland ⓘ |
| climate | maritime-influenced climate ⓘ |
| conflict |
Continuation War
ⓘ
Winter War ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
shipping
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| feature |
ice-free harbor in winter more often than many Finnish ports
ⓘ
southernmost part of mainland Finland vicinity ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | nature reserves and bird protection areas ⓘ |
| hasTown | Hanko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important in Russo-Swedish conflicts in the Baltic region
ⓘ
site of fortifications ⓘ strategic point in World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archipelago landscape
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| leaseContext | Moscow Peace Treaty after the Winter War ⓘ |
| leasedTo | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| leasePeriod | 1940–1941 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea coast region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea region
Southern Finland ⓘ Southwest Finland ⓘ |
| militaryInfrastructure |
bunkers
ⓘ
coastal artillery positions ⓘ minefields during wartime ⓘ |
| navigationRole | important waypoint for Baltic Sea shipping routes ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Helsinki ⓘ |
| partOf |
Uusimaa
ⓘ
surface form:
Uusimaa region
|
| regionType | coastal region ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
control of approaches to the Gulf of Finland
ⓘ
control of sea lanes to St. Petersburg region ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access to the Gulf of Finland
ⓘ
important for military operations ⓘ important for naval operations ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Hanko beaches
ⓘ
Hanko water tower and viewpoints ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
railway to inland Finland
ⓘ
road connections to Helsinki region ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Finnish Defence Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish military
Russian Empire ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.